The "WAr On Women??"

[denuseri]

Well birth control pills can run anywhere from 1 to 3 dollars per pill.

Which comes out to around 30 dollars a month.

I certainly don't need my insurance to cover that elective cost any more than I need it to cover botox or liposuction.

[Thorne]

Well birth control pills can run anywhere from 1 to 3 dollars per pill.

Which comes out to around 30 dollars a month.

I certainly don't need my insurance to cover that elective cost any more than I need it to cover botox or liposuction.

YOU may not need the help, but there are those who do! And not just so they can feel safe while having sex, but for valid medical reasons. They are used to control severe cramping, even excessive bleeding, during menstrual cycles, problems which can virtually cripple some women for long periods of time each month. How can this NOT be covered by insurance? Just because it's branded as birth control? So rebrand it as hormonal therapy! Unlike botox or liposuction or other optional treatments, this can be a life-altering benefit for many women. Even if its only purpose is to keep her from getting pregnant by her randy, abusive mate.

I take daily doses of antibiotics to control my rosacea. The pills are cheap, less than $20 per month without insurance. Yet they are covered by my plan, dropping the cost to under $5 per month. For acne control! How can anyone justify NOT covering medication which can help millions of women to function almost normally? If you can afford it without insurance, denuseri, more power to you. For some, though, that $30 each month can mean an extra pair of shoes for her kids, or maybe buying the kid a half-way decent birthday present. Or eating something beside Ramen noodles every day. Not everyone has that much extra cash every month.

Ahh, there's the reason right there! Because it's for WOMEN! And uppity women at that! The kind who want to be able to go to work every day, or go to school everyday, without pain.

[StrictMasterD]

correct but you HAVE THAT CHOICE which is what it is all about, you have the choice, if you want you can have it if not you don't have to have it