Spring Break
Pricey Pill Means High Social Costs
Alex Sanders
Issue date: 4/12/07 Section: Commentary
Because the price of birth control pills may soon be as unrealistic as the price of tuition, the rate of teenage pregnancy is bound to increase. And since teenage pregnancy is still considered taboo in the United States, the results may be horrific to some. As a result of teenage pregnancy, there will most likely be an increase in abortion. With an increase in abortion, there will be copious amounts of protests and potentially violent rallies. This price increase does not mean that college students will simply have to shell out another ten bucks every month - this issue could escalate into much more.
Aside from an increase in abortion, there will be many more people who use things like Levonorgestrel, better known as Plan B, or the morning-after pill, as a form of contraception due to the price hike. The morning after pill is not a form of contraception. This pill leaves your body confused and dismayed after you take it. And after two times of use, its effectiveness decreases. The morning after pill basically puts all of your body's energy into stopping a pregnancy, therefore, leaving your body extremely vulnerable to illness and infection. It is not very healthy or effective to take the pill more than twice.
While reading this, some people are probably thinking of the pill as a birth control method and nothing else. If that were true, people who couldn't afford the pill could simply stop having intercourse until they find something equally safe and affordable to use. But the pill is used for a variety of reasons. It can be prescribed for things such as acne and menstrual cramps to anorexia and protection from ovarian cancer. College students who are on the pill for reasons other than birth control will suffer the most. People can stop having intercourse or switch birth control methods, but they cannot control if they faint from bad cramps and low iron due to menstruation. MSNBC reports that at the health centers of some schools, "women could see prices raise several hundred dollars per year." That significant price increase is unjust, especially to students who are taking the pill for health reasons.
Aside from an increase in abortion, there will be many more people who use things like Levonorgestrel, better known as Plan B, or the morning-after pill, as a form of contraception due to the price hike. The morning after pill is not a form of contraception. This pill leaves your body confused and dismayed after you take it. And after two times of use, its effectiveness decreases. The morning after pill basically puts all of your body's energy into stopping a pregnancy, therefore, leaving your body extremely vulnerable to illness and infection. It is not very healthy or effective to take the pill more than twice.
While reading this, some people are probably thinking of the pill as a birth control method and nothing else. If that were true, people who couldn't afford the pill could simply stop having intercourse until they find something equally safe and affordable to use. But the pill is used for a variety of reasons. It can be prescribed for things such as acne and menstrual cramps to anorexia and protection from ovarian cancer. College students who are on the pill for reasons other than birth control will suffer the most. People can stop having intercourse or switch birth control methods, but they cannot control if they faint from bad cramps and low iron due to menstruation. MSNBC reports that at the health centers of some schools, "women could see prices raise several hundred dollars per year." That significant price increase is unjust, especially to students who are taking the pill for health reasons.
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i dont get it
posted 4/12/07 @ 12:34 PM EST
whatever happened to the good ol fashioned condom? any idiot can figure out how to use it, it's 99% effective, its cheap, and it's easier than the pill because you dont need to worry about remembering to take it every day. (Continued…)
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