From her testimoney:
“Without insurance coverage, contraception can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school...Forty percent of female students at Georgetown Law report struggling financially as a result of this policy. One told us of how embarrassed and powerless she felt when she was standing at the pharmacy counter, learning for the first time that contraception wasn’t covered, and had to walk away because she couldn’t afford it. Women like her have no choice but to go without contraception...
...Her claim was denied repeatedly on the assumption that she really wanted the birth control to prevent pregnancy. She’s gay, so clearly polycystic ovarian syndrome was a much more urgent concern than accidental pregnancy. After months of paying over $100 out of pocket, she just couldn’t afford her medication anymore and had to stop taking it...
...Many of the women whose stories I’ve shared are Catholic women, so ours is not a war against the church. It is a struggle for access to the healthcare we need.”
Now, is there any connection to reality here?
“For patients not covered by health insurance, birth control pills typically cost $20 to $50 a month.”
“Clinics such as those operated by Planned Parenthood offer discounted birth control pills to women who qualify. And most college campus health centers do the same for enrolled students.
“In most states, Wal-Mart, Target and Kroger pharmacies offer a limited selection of generic birth control pills for $9 per month.”
http://health.costhelper.com/birth-control-pills.html
Split the difference, and $35/month wouldn’t total $3000 for 85 months. Use the high end estimate, and you would need to take 60 months to hit $3000.
Now, how many law students cannot afford $50 month on something important to them? And if they can’t, then dropping out of law school and getting a job is an old fashioned alternative.
And does anyone REALLY believe that law students can’t afford $10-30/month for something critical to their surviving? ANYONE?
Anyone want to guess what the testifying student’s PIZZA bill is each month?
Box of condoms, 12 for 99cents at the 99 cent store.
End of issue.
Now maybe a girl like her needs three thousand boxes a year or more, who knows?