Thread by @whimsywoodlands

I realize that #HandsOffMyBC is trending now, and I just want to say that it's shitty what they're trying to do. Birth control is essential to hundreds of thousands of women, and it's not only used for preventing pregnancies. It's used to help with things such as endometriosis1/2

And, for many people like myself, excruciating period cramps. Birth control is essential. That's all there is to it. To allow employers to refuse that right to medical care on the basis of religion that employees may not share with them is disgusting. #HandsOffMyFuckingBC 2/2

You know what. I know that I said this was a two parter but I am MAD MAD. Birth Control without coverage is $300 annually. An IUD is $1000. Getting your tubes tied is $6000. It shouldn't be up to my employer's PERSONAL OBJECTIONS to restrict me from getting the care I require.

Additionally, with the costs of birth control without coverage restricts those who can't afford birth control from obtaining it, which means that those suffering from things like endometriosis or debilitating cramps who can't afford the medication they need continue to suffer.

This would also mean more unwanted pregnancies in the hands of people who already can't afford to pay for their birth control. Having a child is more expensive than birth control. How do you think a parent is going to care for them?

And with the unwanted pregnancies come abortions. Whether or not you agree with it, it's going to happen. And if they can't afford abortions, people are either going to be burdened with caring for a child they can't afford, or risking their lives with closet abortions.

This is the last tweet for now. But really. Fuck this. #HandsOffMyBC