Women across the nation seek and use some kind of preventative contraceptive to protect themselves against unplanned pregnancies. However, costs and availability are two major issues that threaten women's rights to their bodies.
In the weeks since Trump's election, some women have feared that contraceptives may become less cost efficient and available to them. There has been an increase in intrauterine implant devices that can last up to 12 years depending on the type, which would protect them from any of Trumps polices against women's healthcare. But the costs of these devices can be astronomical for those with government healthcare or no healthcare at all. Planned Parenthood is a huge factor in women's healthcare and provides cheaper contraceptive options, and are more readily available than a family doctor would be.
The threat of defunding Planned Parenthood is frightening as they do not just specialize in the prevention of pregnancy but also include early screenings for some women specific cancers. Not only would women be forced into going through more expensive avenues for contraceptives, but they may not be offered any early screenings without probable cause. Women from low-income families and even women from the middle class struggle to pay for contraceptives as some can run as high as $600 through the traditional methods. Planned Parenthood cuts these costs and may even be free for some, which provides more women with low cost contraceptives and protection.
The women in our society have a right to their bodies and preventative care as their bodies are their own, and what happens to it should be in their control. The problems of contraceptives, cost and availability, prove that the women of America need Planned Parenthood for affordable and ready healthcare.
I have chosen to do my commentary on Ashley Underdown's article,Women of America. In her commentary I feel that Ashley is targeting women and liberals. Ashley speaks of Trump's efforts to decrease funding for programs such as Plannned Parenthood. She states that this type of program is very important to women from low-income or middle class families. I agree with her ideas that women should have a right to their bodies and preventative care.
ReplyDeleteI feel that programs such as these are important to women and also young ladies. Speaking from personal experience, I did not always have private insurance, so I turned to Planned Parenthood for yearly exams. I can not imagine the amount of money I would have had to pay out of pocket, had it not been for this program.
Ashley states that women turned to intrauterine implant devices to protect themselves from Trump's policies. I would have like to have seen a source listed to further read and inform myself of these potential policies. This commentary was well thought out and educational. Ashley's blog showed me, I need to be more aware of policies that could potentially affect women's health.