It's Not All About Sex

Here's the thing that bothered me about everything that was said about the supposed issue of birth control: it doesn't exist just so women can have sex and not get pregnant. There are actual medical reasons that some woman take it. In fact, some woman wouldn't be able to function if they weren't on the pill. The pill also helps regulate cysts, so that they don't cause further harm to the woman whose body they are in. It's stupid of everyone weighing in on the argument to neglect this fact. While Stewart may have had some clips of people mentioning the other uses for birth control, it was basically glossed over. And clearly, Limbaugh has no idea what he's talking about, if he thought it was appropriate to call the Georgetown law student a "slut" for stating her two cents on the matter. Frankly, her opinion should be weighed more heavily in the argument than his. She's the one who may need the medication. She has friends who need the medication. Rush Limbaugh is never going to have to go on the pill, for any reason. However, as Stewart mentioned, he may use Viagra, which is covered by healthcare. This turns Limbaugh's logic around, because Viagra is only used so that men can have sex. That's the only benefit to the medication. And the cost is covered. So if everyone is so against women being able to have free birth control, why aren't they more enraged that Viagra is free of cost to men who are having trouble having sex? It's not exactly a necessity in life.

Personally, I think that at least some of the cost of birth control should be covered, for health reasons. Yes, birth control is also a contraceptive, but that's not the only use for it. From my experience, most people my age who have been on the pill have been on it for health reasons. Most of them aren't even having sex. Because birth control is a medical treatment in some cases, the cost should be at least partly covered. But more than that, people need to stop being so ignorant on the matter. I don't understand why everyone is up in arms against it in the first place. It's not everyone's business.