I really appreciate the Free Birth Control under the Affordable Care Act. I know it's caused some controversy with certain religious companies, organizations and even people, but I think it's a great idea. There are a lot of women out there who cant afford birth control but don't want to get pregnant or have a baby just yet. While condoms are 98 percent effective, birth control is 99.9 (when taken correctly) it's an extra precaution to take.
With the Affordable Care Act in place that was signed into law in 2010 by President Obama, private health insurance plans are beginning to offer birth control and some preventive services with out co pays or deductibles. I know this has sparked some controversy with the law and religiously affiliated organizations and companies, deciding what is and isn't moral and religiously acceptable.
According to The Christian Science Monitor's article Hobby Lobby 101: Explaining the Supreme Court's birth control ruling by Warren Richey, Hobby Lobby is controlled by family members with shared religious beliefs that life begins at conception and that any birth control method that may result in the destruction of a fertilized egg is a form of abortion and killing that is forbidden by their faith. Hobby Lobby actually only objected to paying for two forms of birth control (the morning after pill and two kinds of IUD) They did
not object to the most common forms of birth control including daily birth control pills.
I think this law is a great idea because it enables many women to be able to acquire birth control with out having to worry about how expensive it is. It effects everyone; teenagers, young adults, men and women. Maybe with this teenage pregnancy will decrease, and if more people had access to birth control maybe they wouldn't have a need for an abortion for an unplanned pregnancy. If it is against your beliefs then you wouldn't need birth control (since no one is forcing you to buy it, or to have sex before marriage) But for others out there with different religious beliefs now have access to something that will benefit them.
In her blog "Let Freedom Ring.. or Type," Stacy has an interesting standpoint on the issue of birth control.. While I'm not a fan of "ObamaCare," I do like the fact that birth control is available on a no-cost basis to people covered by it. This alone should eliminate most reasons for unwanted pregnancy or abortions. I'm not very up to speed on which types are available, but hopefully women have choices on what kind they are able to take as I know certain types affect people differently.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the SCOTUS ruling on Hobby Lobby, I agree with the court especially since Hobby Lobby did not refuse to cover all types but only the ones that directly clash with their religious beliefs. This, in my eyes, does not constitute employers imposing religion on employees. They are still allowing employees that have different beliefs than their own to use birth control as long as it isn't the "abortion pill."
I 100% agree with you that if a person does not like it, they don't have to use it. As long as the issue is not rammed down people's throats, I don't see a reason to complain about it.