On August 1st, 2012 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) required all health insurers and employers to cover the cost of contraceptives in their health insurance plans. The provision ecempted religious organizations and churches. In 2017 the Trump administration issued a rule that allowed a much broader set of employers to opt out of offering coverage for birth control, making moot a “workaround’’ designed by the Obama administration that allowed women in some cases to obtain coverage even if their employers had declined to offer it directly. In July…
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Yes
@9F83XVG8mos8MO
Everyone has to deal with the consequences of their own decisions/actions. It is not up to the government to cover you in any action that is not mandatory.
@9F8FW498mos8MO
The challenge is when one individual's actions significantly impact another - disability caused by drunk driver collision, a company polluting the soil and causing cancer in a community - what should happen when the actions of others completely change the lives of people around them?
@9F7JNZ98mos8MO
It will reduce the amount of abortions needed, and proves a more shame-free and monetarily free way to get access to something that prevents unwanted pregnancies.
@9F8C69C8mos8MO
The federal government simply has no authority to mandate anything on American citizens, as per the 10th Amendment in the United States Bill of Rights.
@9F8FW498mos8MO
When there are actions that may impact all of a community, I think it is ok for the government to mandate certain actions. Like seat belts, or vaccines for deadly diseases.
@9F8TNF68mos8MO
Because if the insurance companys want to keep money they should have free birth control. Babys are a lot of money for the company and the parents.
@ISIDEWITH12yrs12Y
No
if a condom is $2.00 at a gas station to prevent getting a woman pregnant, why can't women have the same privilege with low-priced or no-price birth control that does the same matter?
@9F6XVDR8mos8MO
Access to free birth control can help prevent the need for abortions, prevent the contractions of STIs, and help educate the American public on safe sex practices.
@9FJ8FF9Women’s Equality7mos7MO
Debilitating children with special need of healthcare and basically putting their health on the line.
@9F9SQS38mos8MO
Birth control is just another form of medication. It’s used for more than just contraceptives too. It’s used for hormone balance. How are you going to be pro life and also not want to give the right resources to prevent pregnancy.
@ISIDEWITH12yrs12Y
No, the government should not decide what services a private business can provide
@9FLK5Z9Peace and Freedom7mos7MO
In general, more Americans say that government regulation of business is harmful than say it is necessary to protect the public. At the same time, when asked about regulating specific areas, such as food safety and environmental protection, there is broad support for strengthening or maintaining current regulations.
@9FJDCX47mos7MO
i think that its true because as people of america we have the right to do what ever we want on our property.
@9F7JNZ98mos8MO
It may lead to bias or faking services, or inconsistencies between two companies supposedly offering the same services
@ISIDEWITH12yrs12Y
Yes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception
@9FLT9SW7mos7MO
Abortion is unholy and monstrous. It damages the mother, it outright murders a child, and it harms the family of the mother as well. Abortion should be abolished entirely, not made free and accessible. This is not my best counter argument by the way. I just don't have time to write everything I want to say.
@ISIDEWITH12yrs12Y
No, the government should support abstinence programs instead
@9FK8XKD7mos7MO
A counter argument to the position of supporting abstinence programs instead of governments mandates could be that comprehensive sex education programs have been shown to be more effective in reducing teen pregnancy rates and promoting safe sextual practices.
@9F6Q99G8mos8MO
Health insurance should provide females and males with anything non-harmful to a fetus for sex. Abortion needs to be better regulated but safety such as condoms, and birth control need to be a known and able way of protecting people.
@ISIDEWITH12yrs12Y
No, it should be covered like any other prescription
@9FLK5Z9Peace and Freedom7mos7MO
The suboptimal uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in many parts of the world has prompted unprecedented public debate concerning the ethics of mandatory vaccination [1]. It is imperative we learn lessons from this debate so we are better positioned to navigate policy proposals for mandatory vaccination in the future.
@8L388G94yrs4Y
It should be free to everyone
@9975FV31yr1Y
No, but the government should support abstinence programs based on a dharmic religious perspective.
@5BPCT843yrs3Y
@4TR5GV23yrs3Y
No, birth control should not be allowed ever.
@4Q859QM3yrs3Y
Just make it over the counter (and hence more affordable) like many other countries do.
@5C9J8TF4yrs4Y
No, because birth control kills a life that has just been made. The second that an egg is fertilized, a baby is created, and it is alive. Using birth control is killing a baby. It is no better than abortion.
@93YSQZ82yrs2Y
This depends on what form of birth control you are referring to. Oral combined OCPs prevent ovulation, meaning there is no released egg to be fertilized.
@4Y7NVCF3yrs3Y
no, that's abortion.
@97HJXBYWomen’s Equality 1yr1Y
An abortion is killing the baby but when a women is on birth control it can ether make sure an egg is not releaced it keed the sperm from attatchingg to the unerice... Its not made to kill but rather provent, the pill that would kill if you took it is a diffrent pill and has a diffrent action.
@4VG7CWG4yrs4Y
If free birth control, then free ED drugs for men. Only free birth control for women is discrimination against men who have to pay for a limited amount of prescription drug.
@4SV9Y484yrs4Y
Yes. If Viagra is covered then so too should the preventative measures designed to deal with Viagra's aftermath!
@595QCBQ3yrs3Y
Yes! We make such a big deal about pro-life, but won't give birth control to people who need it. If a person can't afford birth control every month, do you really think that they can afford a child? People are going to have sex. It's natural and in our DNA, but we are smart enough creatures that we can get our fix without having a child. Religion says all these things about it, but religion should have nothing to do with you insurance or government.
@595BWHN3yrs3Y
Sex is a leisure activity, just like sky diving. You don't have to do it; but if you do pay for your own parachute.
@928PJ8QLibertarian2yrs2Y
Unfortunately yes, birth control is needed in this hyper-sexualized society that progressives utterly adore, but I'm not having a single penny of mine cover for the recklessness of others.
@928PJ8QLibertarian2yrs2Y
Crap wrong comment
@4VGVQ7F3yrs3Y
Yes, population growth is out of control and is an existential threat to humanity.
@5BLW78YRepublican4yrs4Y
no, birth control is murdering a human being and that action will be charged on company as well
@4VH2F6J3yrs3Y
Yes. I believe it should.. the number one seller in America is sex and if it's going to continue that way than I believe it should be offered free to the people who feel the need to be on BC... Especially in teens nowadays. It can stop the abortion rate to an extent.
@4WPZMYG3yrs3Y
Publicly funded abortion and contraception should be more widely available. Planned Parenthood's funding should be increased and more governments should adopt policies that discourage population growth.
@58P3LFG4yrs4Y
Yes until pro-choice is approved and no longer an issue, women should have another option.
@4Y3LJFZIndependent3yrs3Y
No, because I don't want my insurance company deciding what type of birth control I should use.
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