I have to say, it’s about damn time…
While it’s a great honor and special privilege women have being able to grow a new human being inside them, creating that special mother/child bond, it also involves a lot of physical and emotional stress on top of the lifelong responsibility. Without getting too deep into the political weeds surrounding the Affordable Care Act, this part at the very least is a slam-dunk/no-brainer. Women should have the ability to control if and when she wants to reproduce no matter where she is on the economic scale and no matter whether she’s employed or not, and when she does decide to have a child she should be able to get the care needed to ensure our new fellow human being is born healthy and ready for a productive life. The independent, non-partisan Institute of Medicine says paying for these services will save money and lives down the road from all the health issues and unwanted pregnancies they will prevent.
Not to mention of course, for every woman on birth control, there is usually a man involved who’s quite happy about the situation!
So, on behalf of the male population, Happy August 1 everyone!!
Wow, only partially paid attention to the US news on this as was going through. I never knew that things like screening/physicals were not covered for people that couldn’t afford in the states. Lots of concerns about health funding care here, but having publicly funded health care I can’t imagine the situation for poor people in the states. Happy August 1st!
Thanks! Yeah, here in the States quality health care is a privilege you enjoy only if you can afford it, a commodity nearly everyone has to buy at some point, and so the big corps can squeeze huge profits out of. The ACA doesn’t really change that dynamic but it nibbles around the edges and helps in small ways.
I’m glad all of this is finally available to all American women. As a Canadian, I think we tend to take these things for granted and don’t realize how good we have it sometimes.
Thanks, Michelle! Y’all do a lot of things right in Canada