Today we're celebrating ThxBirthControl day! 'Birth control is freedom. It really allows anyone with a uterus to live their lives like they want to, with the sexual freedom that they want.'
: Given all these positive things y’all just mentioned, I want to talk about messaging and perspective. Why, in 2020, is birth control still seen as controversial and what do you wish people knew about birth control?I think all of the stigma always goes back to the fact that this is related to something sexual, and people have so many hang-ups when it comes to sexuality. Birth control might be a misnomer—because you can be on birth control and not be sexually active.
So I hope that we get to a point where that it’s not seen as taboo and this really is just a part of a person’s health and the choices that they make for themselves. If you found this article helpful, please consider supporting our independent reporting and truth-telling for as little as $5 per month.: Obviously, we’re in the middle of a pandemic.
As we talk about contraception and the pandemic, it’s important that we continue to try to help people who can’t access their contraception. So what we have seen during this pandemic iswhich has really filled a critical health care gap, including for birth control. And telehealth options have allowed people, for instance, to get birth control delivered to their door.
Like Gillian said, all of the online telehealth birth control pharmacies are there, and a lot of the big box pharmacies have even transitioned to mail prescriptions. Many insurance companies have mail order options, and if you don’t have insurance, in terms of simple things there are things like 4-dollar prescription drug lists at certain stores and pharmacies trying to make this more accessible.
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