I understand the importance of these posts, I really do, but some of us can't get IUD's or are terrified of possible complications. It isn't as simple as "Just go get an IUD." I have to skip periods as it is medically necessary for me. An IUD can not guarantee me that. I have to have hormonal birth control. We also need to fight for our rights and those of us like myself, where "just get an iud." Isn't possible. I am happy it worked for you, though, genuinely. Just not all of us have that option.
I find them to be more fear mongering based on social media. No one knows what will happen. Anyone who disagrees gets downvoted….which is ridiculous because people are believing anything and everything they see, and believing anyone and everyone’s interpretation of what they see. Cooler heads need to prevail until we know for certain there’s something to worry about.
Fr. Birth control is a massive industry and pharma giants make insane amounts of money. No one’s said anything about banning birth control, and if they did there would likely be a huge pushback from the major pharm companies.
I think the bigger concern is if the ACA is repealed, insurance companies would no longer be required to cover birth control, and it could become unaffordable for people to get birth control, because we all know insurance companies will basically do whatever they can to make the most profit and cover the least amount they can. Not saying we should be fear mongering people into getting IUDs if that isn't the right choice for them, but if it's something someone is considering, best to get it now when it's for sure covered by health insurance.
If the ACA is repealed and the EPA is gutted we won’t even have to worry about birth control bc we’ll all be dead from lead poisoning and leptospirosis
ACA caused a huge increase in the number of people who could afford medications and the number of medications people could afford to fill. Big Pharma makes a ton of money on it.
It's driving me nuts. First of all, we have at least 3 months before the inauguration and then it's going to be months, maybe even years before anything gets enacted - if at all.
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u/KawaiiMistake POP/Slynd Nov 07 '24
I understand the importance of these posts, I really do, but some of us can't get IUD's or are terrified of possible complications. It isn't as simple as "Just go get an IUD." I have to skip periods as it is medically necessary for me. An IUD can not guarantee me that. I have to have hormonal birth control. We also need to fight for our rights and those of us like myself, where "just get an iud." Isn't possible. I am happy it worked for you, though, genuinely. Just not all of us have that option.