Why Is Birth Control Important?
Birth control should be covered by insurance due to the fact that it is essential to anyone who has menstruation cycles’ health and safety, along with helping to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
Contraceptive methods have been around for thousands of years, the first ones recorded from 3,000 B.C.E. (Kirsten M.J. Thompson, 2010), and a contraceptive pill was first developed in the 1950’s. Since it was legalized in 1965, birth control has grown increasingly popular over the years as it slowly has begun to become less and less taboo as the years go on. Birth control is important because it’s one of the most reliable methods of contraception. Not only does it help to prevent pregnancy, but it helps those who suffer from medical conditions that …show more content…
Disorders such as Dysmenorrhea, Menorrhagia (http://pennstatehershey.adam.com/content.aspx productId=10&pid=10&gid=000100), Endometritis (Barbara S Levy, 2015), Anemia (Sarah Aldridge, 2010) and many more can cause things such as painful cramps, heavy bleeding, vomiting, nausea that can make menstruation extremely excruciating. Denying those who experience any of these medical conditions (or any other ones that effect the cycle) is sadistic, especially since insurance companies make tens of millions (usually more) annually (Uwe E. Reinhardt , 2009). Insurance companies can clearly afford to spare a little extra to cover a fair priced …show more content…
Birth control has many more benefits besides being a contraceptive method, like treating irregular periods, painful periods and heavy periods. Birth control pills also help conditions like PMDD, PMS, endometritis, hirsutism, alopecia and acne. People who use birth control pills have less cases reported of uterine cancer, anemia and ovarian cancer (ARSM, 2011) . This is most likely due to the pill decreasing the amount of periods. Having insurance companies cover birth control would help to further prevent unplanned pregnancies and it would help many existing medical conditions, as well as regulate periods. Birth control is an absolute necessity to some and to others something that makes life a lot easier, either way it is health insurance’s duty to cover
Contraceptive methods have been around for thousands of years, the first ones recorded from 3,000 B.C.E. (Kirsten M.J. Thompson, 2010), and a contraceptive pill was first developed in the 1950’s. Since it was legalized in 1965, birth control has grown increasingly popular over the years as it slowly has begun to become less and less taboo as the years go on. Birth control is important because it’s one of the most reliable methods of contraception. Not only does it help to prevent pregnancy, but it helps those who suffer from medical conditions that …show more content…
Disorders such as Dysmenorrhea, Menorrhagia (http://pennstatehershey.adam.com/content.aspx productId=10&pid=10&gid=000100), Endometritis (Barbara S Levy, 2015), Anemia (Sarah Aldridge, 2010) and many more can cause things such as painful cramps, heavy bleeding, vomiting, nausea that can make menstruation extremely excruciating. Denying those who experience any of these medical conditions (or any other ones that effect the cycle) is sadistic, especially since insurance companies make tens of millions (usually more) annually (Uwe E. Reinhardt , 2009). Insurance companies can clearly afford to spare a little extra to cover a fair priced …show more content…
Birth control has many more benefits besides being a contraceptive method, like treating irregular periods, painful periods and heavy periods. Birth control pills also help conditions like PMDD, PMS, endometritis, hirsutism, alopecia and acne. People who use birth control pills have less cases reported of uterine cancer, anemia and ovarian cancer (ARSM, 2011) . This is most likely due to the pill decreasing the amount of periods. Having insurance companies cover birth control would help to further prevent unplanned pregnancies and it would help many existing medical conditions, as well as regulate periods. Birth control is an absolute necessity to some and to others something that makes life a lot easier, either way it is health insurance’s duty to cover