The Biden-Harris administration last week announced a new proposed rule that would significantly expand access to no-cost birth control under the Affordable Care Act. The rule would require private health insurance to cover all forms of contraception without co-pays, including over-the-counter contraceptives. This expansion of contraception coverage is important in light of steep declines in prescriptions for birth control and emergency contraception in states banning abortion.

The Biden-Harris administration last week announced a new proposed rule that would significantly expand access to no-cost birth control under the Affordable Care Act. The rule would require private health insurance to cover all forms of contraception without co-pays, including over-the-counter contraceptives.

This expansion of contraception coverage is important in light of steep declines in prescriptions for birth control and emergency contraception in states banning abortion.

  • dgmib@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Free contraceptives is also a more effective way of preventing abortions than banning abortions.

    • clockwork_octopus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Yeah, but banning abortion isn’t actually about preventing abortion though, any more than it’s about “saving babies”