What a cluster. I'm not going to get into the religious liberty aspect of it. What I want to talk about is the fact that we are debating over whether working women -- meaning women with jobs/salaries/incomes -- should be forced into the hardship of purchasing their own birth control because their employers feel that providing such coverage in their health care plans is against their morals and values. (A hardship they are no doubt currently experiencing and have experienced for as long as they've worked at their respective institutions.)
Do you know how much my birth control pills cost per month? Nine (9!) dollars. 9 f---ing dollars. And no, that's not with a co-pay. It's $9 to walk in off the street and buy my birth control without any subsidy from an insurance company. And we're debating this issue? This is how we're spending our time? It's $108 per year that I think a working woman can afford on her own.
You know my stance that health care is not a right, well birth control certainly isn't a freaking right. Is a Big Mac a right? Is a foot massage a right? Is Botox a right? Birth control is not a right.
Bottom line: Do you want a kid or don't you? If you don't, as a woman, you better take this into your own hands and get yourself some birth control. Stop whining about paying for it and just do it. It is what it is.
ReplyDeleteAnd, just FYI, the last time I paid for a pack of pills, it was $45, with insurance.
Whoa, if Jennifer has to pay $45 for pills with insurance, Michelle, you need to tell her where you get yours.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for mentioning that some of us need the free Botox, not the free birth control. Maybe the govt. should have a buffet and we can each pick one free medical treatment paid for by our fellow citizens. That would be more "fair."
ReplyDeleteWhat about other life choices...Should health insurance cover obesity or drinking/smoking related medical issues?
ReplyDeleteAnd if cost is an issue, not sure which is cheaper, the ensuing pregnancy and child coverage, or the bc pills.
Ironic that there isn't an outrage over whether or not viagra and cialis are covered.