So, I learned a fucked-up little fact today: most insurance companies would cover Viagra, men’s go-go gadget pill, but most insurance wouldn’t cover anything for birth control. 

Did some investigating, and came across this gem of rationale:

Opponents of insurance coverage for birth control have two central arguments. One, the rise in premiums that would ensue if insurers covered all common forms of contraceptives is simply not worth the $30-per-month average cost of most birth control. Secondly, some insurers argue that pregnancy is not a medical condition, whereas erectile dysfunction is. Thus, coverage is justified in the one case but not the other.

-Health Insurance website

“Pregnancy is not a medical condition.”

I’ll just…leave that one alone.

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