Argumentative Essay On Birth Control

In recent legislation regarding the coverage of birth control by insurances, President Trump and his administration roll back the birth control mandate put in place in the Affordable Care Act that requires employers to choose health insurance policies that will cover birth control for their employees. Employers will now be allowed to deny the insurance coverage for birth control access based on religious objections to contraceptives (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2017). However, birth control is a vital part of women’s health care and employers should be required to cover it under the policies they have selected for their employees.

While there are several claims made by the Department of Health and Human Services about the

It is not scientific uncertainty in the fact that contraceptive use reduces the risk of unplanned pregnancy. Only 9% of women who take the pill experience an unintended pregnancy within the first year of taking the pill consistently. Alternately, 28% of women who use condoms or spermicides experience unintended pregnancies within the first year of using those methods. ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017) This outright disproves the administration’s claims against the proven effectiveness of birth

If we looked more recently, we’d see very different results. In 2011, the unplanned pregnancy rate hit a 30-year low, and the teenage pregnancy rate and teenage birthrate are at record lows in the United States. This is largely explained by the increasing use of reliable and highly effective contraception.

While the document focuses mainly on birth control as a way to prevent pregnancy, many women who are prescribed birth control are taking it for reproductive health related issues. Women are often prescribed birth control pills for irregular, absent, or excessive menstrual periods, as well as menstrual cramps, acne, PMS, endometriosis, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) and for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). “Girls who are diagnosed with PCOS are often prescribed oral contraceptives to lower their hormone levels and regulate their menstrual periods.” (Health Guides