The Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Hobby Lobby case is still causing quite a ruckus, and with good reason. Employers can now exclude all types of birth control medication from coverage in employee health insurance, the decision says, which can directly affect all of the 15.4 million American women who use prescription contraceptives.
Even worse, this decision completely overlooks that those contraceptives are used for many other purposes aside from birth control alone. In fact, 58 percent of women using prescription birth control do so for alternate reasons, including endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and even skin conditions. The public is upset with SCOTUS? decision, too, as a majority think no company should be able to restrict insurance coverage of any type of contraceptive. And the ladies who work for social media giant Buzzfeed don’t take it too lightly, either. And they gave a classic photo-message response on their website on July 16. Their messages?are identical to those of all other American women, too, although with a lot more impact. When asked why they take birth control, the ladies reply?with pride, poise, and poignancy. Check it out!
Like?most American women, they need prescription birth control to help with other conditions:
Other Buzzfeed ladies say they use birth control simply to be responsible (and without anyone else’s oversight).
And for a few other participants in this terrific photo spread? It’s?their bodies – and it’s nobody else’s business.
There are a few other great photos in this series on Buzzfeed’s site. Do you agree with Buzzfeed women (and the rest of the female population)? State your case on Liberal America’s Facebook page!
