Nelson is angry at the government for taking away her access to low-priced birth control — what she considers a reproductive right.
“Many other young women I know are either stopping taking the pill or asking their significant others to help cover the cost,” she said. “This is absolutely essential to young women on college campuses … something needs to change immediately.”
It reminds one of the story of the young women who couldn't ask her "significant other" for financial help for paying for birth control because "money was too personal a subject to discuss with him."Addie Nelson had just started to consider using University of Minnesota Duluth health services to buy a cheaper form of birth control. The freshman art and women’s studies major doesn’t have a car and said it would be difficult to get to a family planning clinic off campus.
But federal legislation signed by President Bush now prevents colleges from offering inexpensive forms of birth control. Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 — meant to save government money by cutting certain programs — began in January. [...snip] Duluth NewsTribune
2 comments:
I just about threw up when I read this article. I never realized that "low cost birth control" was a "right"! HA! It's FREE to keep your pants zipped up tight and concentrate on your studies. Plus, you'll save money on beer for the weekend parties where you will be having all that unprotected sex. Oh yeah, also, you won't have to get shots for all of the STDs, so that saves money right there. I gotta go get some coffee, I'm crabby now from reading that article.
Praise God! I was a student at UMD in the late 80's and used that clinic. I am so glad young women who want to behave badly have to make an EFFORT now to feel "safe" in their sin. I may not be a Catholic but I sure do love their view and energy on this issue!!!
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