On August 1st, 2012 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) required all health insurers and employers to cover the cost of contraceptives in their health insurance plans. The provision ecempted religious organizations and churches. In 2017 the Trump administration issued a rule that allowed a much broader set of employers to opt out of offering coverage for birth control, making moot a “workaround’’ designed by the Obama administration that allowed women in some cases to obtain coverage even if their employers had declined to offer it directly. In July…
Read more55% Yes |
45% No |
52% Yes |
35% No |
2% Yes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception |
6% No, it should be covered like any other prescription |
3% No, the government should not decide what services a private business can provide |
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0% No, the government should support abstinence programs instead |
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Unique answers from America users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8L388G94yrs4Y
It should be free to everyone
@9975FV31yr1Y
No, but the government should support abstinence programs based on a dharmic religious perspective.
@4Q859QM4yrs4Y
Just make it over the counter (and hence more affordable) like many other countries do.
@5BPCT844yrs4Y
All teenage girls should be given IUDs by the government.
@4TR5GV24yrs4Y
No, birth control should not be allowed ever.
@5C9J8TF4yrs4Y
No, because birth control kills a life that has just been made. The second that an egg is fertilized, a baby is created, and it is alive. Using birth control is killing a baby. It is no better than abortion.
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