The Pros And Cons Of Birth Control

The government plays a big role in birth control mandates. The government gets to decide mostly everything that goes on with birth control in today’s society. It regulate the rules and requirements that people have to follow, and as of now, the government covers all costs of birth control and requires businesses to provide health care that covers birth control one hundred percent for its employees. Many people are trying to get the government to stop mandating that businesses provide birth control and say that birth control should have to be paid for out of pocket. This means that health insurance would not cover birth control and women would have to pay the full price out of pocket. Many women would be unable to afford to pay out of pocket

The most common symptom is cramping. The birth control pill prevent the uterus from making the chemical that triggers painful cramps (Marquez n.p.). Migraines are most likely going to be triggered at the onset of menstruation. Migraines are triggered by a drop in estrogen which leads to menstruation. The pill can stop these horonal ups and downs (marquez n.p.). Some women have large amounts of acne or excessive hair growth. This can be caused by a woman producing too much of the male sex hormone, testosterone. Every woman produces this, but usually in very small amounts. Unfortunately, some women produce larger amounts. By going on birth control, it will slow the production of the male hormone, testosterone, and hopefully clear up the acne and slow down the growth of excessive hair (marquez n.p.). Those are just a few of the minor issues that birth control can help with. There are some major issues that birth control can help with as well. Some women suffer from endometriosis. Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue that is normally inside of the uterus grows outside of the uterus. This can cause severe pain for a woman. The pill can ease the pain associated with

However, Trump wants to limit the access of birth control. Many people on Trump's board are anti-choice which is why rules on birth control are changing (belluz n.p.). The Trump administration is rolling back the Obama care - Era requirement. The requirement states that employer provided health insurance policies must cover birth control methods at no cost to women (Kodjak n.p.). Trump claims that a lot of harm can come from birth control. Even though Alina Salaganicoff, Vice President and Director of Women's Health Policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation, studied evidence and has stated that the benefits of birth control outweigh the risks. According to officials with the Department of Health and Human Services, the goal of the new rule is to allow any company or non-profit group to not include coverage for contraption if it has a moral or religious reason. They expect most companies to continue to provide for birth control. The change should only affect a small percent of the United States. The new rule should go into effect immediately (kodjak n.p.). Analysts say that the new rule creates a large opening that allows any employer to claim exemption. This rule requires their female workers to pay for the full cost of the birth control out of their own pocket, even before the new rule some women still had to pay co-pays and deductibles (khazan n.p.) This rule creates a loophole for any employee that does not