The shiny new (and decidedly pinker) party line goes something like this: if women need birth control, then they should be able to get it without having to go to the doctor. Of course, there are a couple of drawbacks to this tactic: first of all, certain long term and incredibly effective methods of birth control like IUDs could never be made available over the counter, as its generally tough for a human to insert things into her own cervix without medical assistance. Second, most insurance policies dont cover over the counter medications, and without insurance, birth control would cost most women $600 a year or so, which means this is a sneaky way for conservatives to pretend to be pro-woman in theory but in practice actually advocate the same shit they were advocating before — segregating womens reproductive health from other health issues. With no price controls or subsidies in place on contraception, the GOP plan would give low-income women the freedom to never be able to afford birth control.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:52:34 +0000
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