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cally

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125. well, the simple math is not that simple
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 10:37 AM
Feb 2013

Yes, birth control costs money but it prevents pregnancy and helps control other health problems if needed. Birth control is relatively low cost for a prescription drug , and pales in comparison to the costs of providing maternal health care and pediatric care for 18 years. Further, costs of birth control will go down if all have full access to it and insurance companies have an incentive to lower costs. I seriously doubt the costs of birth control coverage increase costs of health care much, if any, when the other factors are included.

half of the population has below 100 IQ... AngryAmish Jan 2013 #1
half of the population has below 100 IQ... Flashmann Jan 2013 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #17
You can't believe that all or most of those who have a child without first getting married onenote Jan 2013 #43
What does that have to do with the OP? morningfog Jan 2013 #65
because the tests are designed to fall out on a bell curve. best predictor of your score on an HiPointDem Feb 2013 #78
Birth control pills are expensive (but will be covered soon)! sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #2
'Expensive' compared to what? elleng Jan 2013 #16
Pizzas. $30/month buys 3 or more pizzas. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #22
THANKS for that, elleng Jan 2013 #24
A drop in the bucket HappyMe Jan 2013 #26
A kid is a VERY nice house. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #47
I've Seen Far Higher... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #85
As someone who raised two kids SheilaT Feb 2013 #126
Birth control pills are already covered for the poor. My daughter has two friends who get them free. DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #56
Where do they get them? redqueen Feb 2013 #95
They get them at CVS and I stand corrected, one gets them free and the other pays 4 dollars DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #112
Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #86
I'd say the message outside school was truebluegreen Feb 2013 #88
Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #91
I assume you won't be complainig of increased ins. costs? Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #89
What the ???? I think it's great that insurance will have to provide BC sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #93
Ain't nothing free. It's free to the beneficiary, but it costs big time... Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #117
well, the simple math is not that simple cally Feb 2013 #125
I have no problem with higher insurance premiums. Laelth Feb 2013 #102
That's my point. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #127
I don't think it's so simple A Little Weird Feb 2013 #128
get a condom in a gas station bathroom for 50 cents forthemiddle Feb 2013 #98
I would never do this... Agschmid Jan 2013 #3
From the male point of view, it was hard... Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #4
Maybe ask the people who wish they'd never gotten married. nt redqueen Jan 2013 #5
^^^THIS!!!^^^ KansDem Feb 2013 #76
We are old-fashioned, I guess. murielm99 Jan 2013 #6
Well, first he puts his penis in her vagina... RevStPatrick Jan 2013 #7
TMI! TMI! Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #10
Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #80
I was sad reading your post ... JoePhilly Feb 2013 #135
Don't know about everyone Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #9
having your children when married does not ensure you will never be a single parent. Marrah_G Jan 2013 #11
Damn skippy. riqster Jan 2013 #18
thank you for that notadmblnd Jan 2013 #58
Thank goodness for your husband's union Marrah_G Jan 2013 #59
parenthood joelbny Feb 2013 #92
only financially notadmblnd Feb 2013 #115
And there's a *slight* difference between "not married" and "single." (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #119
Tell me something I don't know. My father died when all us kids were under 10. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #121
I don't know. HappyMe Jan 2013 #12
wow blogslut Jan 2013 #13
My sister married all the guys who got her pregnant abelenkpe Jan 2013 #14
Tell me about, I am actually surprised when my clients are married with children. Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #15
In your last sentence exboyfil Jan 2013 #21
In some cases yes...... Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #33
Its better than having one with their pet madokie Jan 2013 #19
Because strangers generally won't cooperate in the process. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #20
Win jberryhill Jan 2013 #53
Haha! Chemisse Feb 2013 #82
Yeah, right. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #120
Because they're not thinking with the highest layers of their brains slackmaster Jan 2013 #23
Marriage doesn't always mean a lifetime commitment. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #25
Why is it any of your concern? rbrnmw Jan 2013 #27
+1 leftstreet Jan 2013 #41
I agree liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #73
I think so too. Chemisse Feb 2013 #83
No shit... pipi_k Jan 2013 #28
Too many people get the red out Jan 2013 #32
When I worked with street kids, I lost track of the number of girls who had been Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #37
That's what I was trying to say! thanks. nt raccoon Jan 2013 #34
what about all those people who get married thinking they just married the sweetest person on Earth? liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #64
That's why pipi_k Feb 2013 #131
It's easy to judge but human behavior is very complex liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #133
Since when did marriage become a lifetime commitment? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #71
maybe not ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #81
Thank you, and I would also say pipi_k Feb 2013 #97
Having been married pipi_k Feb 2013 #96
Wow ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #99
yeah, three times pipi_k Feb 2013 #105
Whoops thats why Drale Jan 2013 #29
I know I was a mistake mythology Jan 2013 #50
One possibility - more and more getting married is all about the BIG wedding hedgehog Jan 2013 #30
I don't know pipi_k Jan 2013 #36
because people fuck datasuspect Jan 2013 #31
Because they can, want to, it was an oops bigwillq Jan 2013 #35
Because they want to? Zoeisright Jan 2013 #38
Back in the days of the Iran-Contra controversy, I had a teaching colleague who Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #39
Short sightedness and lack of critical thinking skills. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #40
Careful where you are going with that ... onenote Jan 2013 #46
I'm suggesting that if you pick a statistically significant and random sample set of people... OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #48
Do you think folks have kids without getting married because they're stupid or are they stupid onenote Jan 2013 #49
Depends on the situation, really. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #55
So, you think choosing to have kids out of wedlock is stupid morningfog Jan 2013 #66
No you don't have it right... let me write more easily understood for you. OneTenthofOnePercent Feb 2013 #70
You just confirmed what I understood: morningfog Feb 2013 #74
The most important decision you will ever make in your life Freddie Jan 2013 #42
That is wise advice! never heard it before, but it's good. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #75
The RW likes to say that that's how the woman gets a guarantee of welfare so she kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #44
Live for the moment* Riftaxe Jan 2013 #45
Possibly lack of birth control, or it just fails sometimes shenmue Jan 2013 #51
They think it's romantic? frogmarch Jan 2013 #52
Usually by accident. yellerpup Jan 2013 #54
Because some people have sex before getting married. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #57
How about we've both been divorced and once was enough? al_liberal Jan 2013 #60
And here I thought Gladys Kravitz had died. LeftyMom Jan 2013 #61
what about single people that make lots of money? liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #62
Fuck if I know. MadrasT Jan 2013 #63
Because it's less icky than having them with their brothers or sisters? Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #67
If they procreate with a boyfriend/girlfriend, how are they single? TransitJohn Jan 2013 #68
Because people in the "girlfriend/boyfriend" arena love fucking more than breathing. Whovian Jan 2013 #69
Why on earth do you think these kids were planned? jeff47 Feb 2013 #72
That's a hell of a lot pipi_k Feb 2013 #101
Yes, the most common failure mode is improper use (nt) jeff47 Feb 2013 #107
Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #77
I expect many of these couples are living together. Chemisse Feb 2013 #79
What an amazingly ignorant post, in so many ways. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #84
Ignorance? redqueen Feb 2013 #94
You're the one who's amazingly ignorant if you don't know that often it is a fight to get child raccoon Feb 2013 #122
This is really an odd question, IMO... cynatnite Feb 2013 #87
Accidents....urge to have children....subconsciously want children Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #90
My theory is people generally want and expect the natural outcomes of their actions. Romulox Feb 2013 #100
+1 I saw Pew research that suggested single-parenthood is no longer negative, no matter the demograp patrice Feb 2013 #111
Because - it's none of your business n/t iwillalwayswonderwhy Feb 2013 #103
It absolutely is pipi_k Feb 2013 #106
But the issue of marriage is irrelevant liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #110
Please see pipi_k Feb 2013 #130
I don't care how long anybody stays with anybody liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #136
The father of my kids died when they were 8, 11, and 14 iwillalwayswonderwhy Feb 2013 #113
Actually I wasn't speaking of pipi_k Feb 2013 #129
Thank you! somebody gets it. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #123
Being a married parent can be far more difficult than being a single parent. Zorra Feb 2013 #104
It's not always easier that's for sure liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #108
A badge of "Pro-Life" "sainthood" & status for some financially secure emptynester grandparents? patrice Feb 2013 #109
Biological clock ticking and no Mr./Ms. Right treestar Feb 2013 #114
'cause having them with your enemies sucks Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #116
That's an impressively patronizing OP, even by moralist DU OP standards. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #118
My girlfriend and I have a child and have been together for 10 years... Earth_First Feb 2013 #124
Because they're having sex? MineralMan Feb 2013 #132
You think a marriage certificate will magically make a relationship good?? Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #134
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