'No-cost' birth control under Affordable Care Act begins today

[Cal Carpenter]

6. This is published in the Detroit Free Press

It may behoove you to think about what the insurance situation is for most women in Detroit at the moment. Probably not very good.

There are millions of low-income working and unemployed women who will NOT benefit from this. To say they should celebrate, to say that this is a milestone for women's reproductive rights as a whole is a big punch in the face saying - "well, except for you - you (still) don't count - wait your turn, it will come someday". The poorest and most vulnerable rarely do count.

Lots of women will benefit from this, mostly middle-class working people and upper-class people for whom health care is already in reach. Sure, there are exceptions, but there are far, far too many that slip through the cracks.

Perspective is a good thing.

I am afraid we will have to agree to disagree on this one.