Maine passes law to allow 12-month supply of birth control

[Deleted]

Last I checked, sexually active 10 year olds are 'statutory rape'. Otherwise it's outside of 'generally speaking', and she'd have other health problems were sex is not part of it, and thus no reason or point in going behind parent's backs.

Therefore, 10-year olds have fuck-all influence on weather grown-ass women should or shouldn't have free choice to get a 1-year plan, doled out in incrmeents, of birth control to regulate whatever the hell they want/need it for.

most 10 year olds would want it to grow their boobs or some other stupid reason that kids in school come up with.

also this particular line of conversation you replied too was about someone wanting them to be over the counter instead of prescription based.

[Freighter]

Actually, doctors think it would be a good idea.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea. It's the case in South Korea and I think it's highly irresponsible to have medicine with the array of side effects and interactions as birth control pills have, as otc medicine.

[Blur4stuff]

Over the past few decades I keep seeing men whine about not wanting to pay for women's birth control... are they aware that some women need to take it for reasons that have nothing to do with sexual activity?

[Baelic]

Stupid, cause it comes out of tax dollars, pay for your own birth control

Technically they do, through their taxes.

[shimerra]

I have read the history and obsoviously you don't know it, they actually worked out great along with private railroads until the government decided to become tyrannical.

I know it far better than you do. Or else you'd know about the tyrannical and free market crippling tendencies of Rail Road industry.

My great great grandfather ran one of the few remaining independent News Papers in Montana while the shithead copper barons bought up all the rest in an attempt to bribe/control available media in the state, in addition to trying to buy state congressional seats, you're the asshole that licked their nuts while they screwed people over.

[vhatever]

It's like 2017 and we don't have readily available male oral contraceptive in the US. Much more concerning than a woman having to go to the doctor a few less/more times a given year in my estimation. I've always found it interesting that the people always so willing to pat themselves on the back with all manner of virtue signalling never seem to give a rat's ass either.

[Deleted]

cost sharing is not subsidized/social medicine. It's a way to handle insurance. Yes, it sounds scary and foreign, but is about as socialist as social media.

There is no functional distinction.
Making the insurer pay more is functionally the same thing as making the taxpayer pay more for it.
because the taxpayers are going to be functionally identical to the customers of said insurance companies.

[GodlyBob]

There is no functional distinction.
Making the insurer pay more is functionally the same thing as making the taxpayer pay more for it.
because the taxpayers are going to be functionally identical to the customers of said insurance companies.

It's a clause in how you pay. It's like how basic groceries will not have sales tax on them because they're considered a necessity.

Saying that forbidding cost-sharing is socialist is like saying that predatory loan legislature is a gateway drug of communism.

[HitRefresh]

Stupid, cause it comes out of tax dollars, pay for your own birth control

I'd rather pay for birth control than for the children but that's just me

[yetgdhfgh]

People are always gonna want sex so to prevent unplanned pregnancy is a good thing.

[Masark]

It's like 2017 and we don't have readily available male oral contraceptive in the US. Much more concerning than a woman having to go to the doctor a few less/more times a given year in my estimation.

We don't have a readily available male oral contraceptive anywhere. Because no such thing has yet been discovered.

Male contraception is a difficult problem.

[PhantasmagoriaX]

Good for Maine! I would love to buy my BC in bulk so I dont have to wait in line to get it.

[Deleted]

It's a clause in how you pay. It's like how basic groceries will not have sales tax on them because they're considered a necessity.

Saying that forbidding cost-sharing is socialist is like saying that predatory loan legislature is a gateway drug of communism.

without cost-sharing the full costs will be paid by all the consumers of said product.
given that the consumers are functionally the same as the tax payers, no cost sharing means that the tax payers pay more.
Now, I'm in favor of universal healthcare, but that does not alter that fact.

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Good for Maine! I would love to buy my BC in bulk so I dont have to wait in line to get it.

just out of curiosity do you know how to store your birth control so that it does not go bad?

[PhantasmagoriaX]

just out of curiosity do you know how to store your birth control so that it does not go bad?

Well im on the nuvaring, its not a pill but it needs to be refrigerated if not in use but as far as pills go just as long as you dont keep them in extreme hot/cold/humid environment you are g2g.

[Mifuyne]

Well im on the nuvaring, its not a pill but it needs to be refrigerated if not in use but as far as pills go just as long as you dont keep them in extreme hot/cold/humid environment you are g2g.

Imagine it needing refrigerating when in use!
Maybe kind of nice with the weather that Europe has right now.

[PhantasmagoriaX]

Imagine it needing refrigerating when in use!
Maybe kind of nice with the weather that Europe has right now.

The other thing with the nuvaring is that you can take it out for 3 hours at a time too.

[Mifuyne]

The other thing with the nuvaring is that you can take it out for 3 hours at a time too.

Need to look up the thing, there's so many different kinds of BC items available.
Which is a great thing aslong as they're tested and proven safe/effective.

[PhantasmagoriaX]

Need to look up the thing, there's so many different kinds of BC items available.
Which is a great thing aslong as they're tested and proven safe/effective.

Yeah I love it, Boyfriend doesnt feel it either.

[cubby]

Stupid, cause it comes out of tax dollars, pay for your own birth control

You can pay a small amount now, and offer birth control, or you can pay for a TON later, with unwanted pregnancies, healthcare, etc. Your choice.

[want my Slimjim]

You can pay a small amount now, and offer birth control, or you can pay for a TON later, with unwanted pregnancies, healthcare, etc. Your choice.

Or how about they deal with it themselves and not make other people pay for them. In the shitter? Tough luck. Idc don't make other people fix your fuckups and personal mistakes