birth control

I thought it was a strong point when Mike said that if birth control wasn't called birth control it wouldn't be such an issue. Yes, it does work as a contraceptive, but it can also help alleviate certain medical issues. Viagra is a great example of just how powerful a name is. Viagra has one use and it's to get men erect, there is no actual medical significance to this; yet health care covers this. Birth control not only keeps a girl from getting pregnant, but can also make sure that girls are on a regular cycle, don't experience heavy bleeding and other symptoms. I stand by my opinion that this would be fought completely differently if the people fighting over this issue (male government officials) actually had to take birth control. These people are supposed to be fighting for equality for everyone, but that's definitely not the case. They are never going to have to take birth control. They aren't the ones that need to tell their parents that they want to go on birth control for whatever reason they need/want to go on it for. I have friends who take it because they sex and don't want to get pregnant. I have friends who take it for medical reason. The reason for why they take it shouldn't matter. Healthcare is a private operation. The government won't even have to pay for it. The government might have to pay if someone gets pregnant though. To say the government will pay is being completely ignorant to the fact that there are plenty of people who don't get government aid even if they qualify. Our class doesn't know all the facts. We know as much as we've read or heard. While that's a start it won't really make a difference unless the government decides it's something worth fighting for. Honestly, I think the government enjoys this battle too much to actually ever solve it. Like I mentioned in class, this has been going on for years. I don't see an end coming anytime soon and that's really sad. For as much as we've gone forward as a country there are still taboo topics and birth control, whether we want to admit it or not, is one of them.