Monday, April 7, 2008

Birth Control facebook group

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22223130631

Here's a link to the facebook group: "You think gas prices are high... talk to us about the cost of Birth Control"

This group came up on my news feed (because a male friend of mine joined it!) and I read all about it, and it shocked me. It also angered me. I encourage everybody reading this to check this link out. It is about how Congress increased the cost of birth control 900% last year. This makes me so angry because people use birth control for more than just preventing pregnancy. Women use it for reducing cramps, regulating their periods, regulating their hormones, and even as acne medicine. People need to use it for serious health reasons, and it should be a part of healthcare. Ignorance about this issue and birth control in general makes me angry. There have also been cases were pharmacies won't fill birth control. If you won't fill birth control and you are against abortion, what are people going to do, not have sex? In this highly sexized culture, it is ridiculous to think that people will only have sex for procreation. That is an antiquated belief.

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