Government now making it harder to prevent unplanned pregnancy
The idea of waiting until a person is married to have sex is becoming more a thing of the past as the years go by.
Whether this is right or not is an entirely separate topic all together that I don’t feel like going into.
However, girls as young as 12 opting to have sex and getting pregnant is a real problem.
In America, female adolescents have the option to go in and get discount birth control pills to help prevent this problem.
This little luxury is coming to a screeching halt though because of the 2005 deficit-reduction bill that focused on Medicaid.
Now women can look forward to paying double or even triple the amount for their birth control than before.
All I have to say is, “hats off to our government” for probably causing the next baby boom among 18 - 25-year olds.
According to an article found on CNN.com, even generic brands are likely to increase in price, leaving low-income college students no option but to stop buying them.
College students, especially those who are paying for college themselves, can’t afford to pay for expensive birth control every single month.
Students have to worry about rent, gas, utility bills, books and many other living expenses. Making sure they don’t add a child to the list is something most people take very seriously.
I have good friends who are making life work as a college student with a child, and I can’t imagine how stressed they must be.
So why on earth would our government want to put thousands of other students at risk as well?
According to the article, most forms of birth control are likely to increase from 10 to 30 dollars.
Twenty dollars more per month could mean a lot to some college students, especially those who are working more than one job just to get by.
Officials say they are proposing to add college health centers to an exemptions list to help decrease the prices.
Whether premarital sex is right or wrong, at least college students are taking an active step to help reduce the number of pregnancies. Fewer pregnancies mean fewer abortions, which is an even more expensive option.
It is expected that some schools might see an increase of over $700 per year.
That is an absolutely out-of-control amount of money to college students.
I think our government needs to step in now and try to fix the mess they’ve put college students in.
Women are making an active choice to stay in school despite how expensive it is and prevent underage pregnancy by taking birth control pills, and this is how our government repays them?