Share Your Story: What does birth control without co-pays mean for you?
Has cost ever kept you from using the method of birth control that’s best for you? Has it forced you to make tough choices, like going without birth control or even delaying paying a bill so you can afford it?
Thanks to the health care law, new insurance plans are required to cover birth control and other women’s preventive health services with no co-payments or deductibles at the start of their next plan year. As more health plans come under the law’s reach, more and more women will be able to keep their wallets closed when they pick up their birth control.
Tell us — what does it mean to you that you will soon get birth control with no co-pays or deductibles?
Please note: The views expressed in the stories below are those of the authors themselves and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the National Women's Law Center. All statements of fact in these stories have been provided by the individual authors, and the National Women's Law Center cannot and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Center will compile the stories and may use them, in whole or in part, in our advocacy efforts.
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Your Stories
ROSE MARY
uk, london, doctor
My name is Rose Mary from uk. I never believed in love spells or black magic until i met this spell caster once when i went to Africa in march this year on a business summit. I meant a man who’s name is DR.EDUKA he is really powerful and could help cast spells to bring back one’s gone, lost, misbehaving lover and magic money spell or spell for a good job or luck spell .I’m now happy that i am na a living testimony cos the man i had wanted to marry left me a weeks before our wedding and my life was upside down cos our relationship has been on for 6years. I really loved him, but his father was against us and he had no good paying job. So when i met this spell caster, i told him what happened and explained the situation of things to him. At first i was undecided, skeptical and doubtful, but i just gave it a try. And in 5 days when i returned to Canada, my boyfriend (now husband) called me by himself and came to me apologizing that everything had been settled with his mom and family and he got a new job interview so we should get married. I didn’t believe it cos the spell caster only asked for my name and my boyfriends name and all i wanted him to do. Well we are happily married now and we are expecting our little kid, and my husband also got the new job and our lives became much better. His email is edukaspelltemple@gmail.com
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sandy
texas, chicago, lawyer
i am giving this testimony cos l am happyMy name is mrs. Deborah Collins from Houston,taxes.i never believed in love spells or magic until i met this spell caster once. when i went to Africa in March this year on a business summit. i ment a man called dr. Atakpo.He is powerful he could help you cast a spells to bring back my love’s gone,misbehaving lover looking for some one to love you, bring back lost money and magic money spell or spell for a good job.i’m now happy & a living testimony cos the man i had wanted to marry left me 3 weeks before our wedding and my life was upside down cos our relationship has been on for 2 years… i really loved him, but his mother was against me and he had no good paying job. so when i met this spell caster, i told him what happened and explained the situation of things to him..at first i was undecided,skeptical and doubtful, but i just gave it a try. and in 6 days when i returned to taxes, my boyfriend (is now my husband ) he called me by himself and came to me apologizing that everything had been settled with his mom and family and he got a new job interview so we should get married..i didn’t believe it cos the spell caster only asked for my name and my boyfriends name and all i wanted him to do… well we are happily married now and we are expecting our little kid,and my husband also got a new job and our lives became much better. in case anyone needs the spell caster for some help, email address atakpospelltemple@yahoo.comGreat Atakpo i thank you very much thank you in 1000000 times.. if not you i would have been losted and wasted thank you.please make sure you contact him for any financial difficulties okay..What a powerful man such as Dr Atakpo.. he is so much powerful..\\ email him for any difficulties.. atakpospelltemple@yahoo.com
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cheney
uk, 7, by
My name is cheney from uk. I never believed in love spells or magic until i met this spell caster once when i went to Africa in February this year on a business summit. I meant a man who’s name is DR.EGOGO he is really powerful and could help cast spells to bring back one’s gone, lost, misbehaving lover and magic money spell or spell for a good job or luck spell .I’m now happy & a living testimony cos the man i had wanted to marry left me 3 weeks before our wedding and my life was upside down cos our relationship has been on for 3years. I really loved him, but his mother was against us and he had no good paying job. So when i met this spell caster, i told him what happened and explained the situation of things to him. At first i was undecided, skeptical and doubtful, but i just gave it a try. And in 7 days when i returned to Canada, my boyfriend (now husband) called me by himself and came to me apologizing that everything had been settled with his mom and family and he got a new job interview so we should get married. I didn’t believe it cos the spell caster only asked for my name and my boyfriends name and all i wanted him to do. Well we are happily married now and we are expecting our little kid, and my husband also got the new job and our lives became much better. His email is egogotemple@yahoo.com
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Sylvia
Richmond Hill, Georgia, Bank fraud officer
What birth control pills mean to me with out copay or any payment? It really means that I can control my own destiny. It gives the control to the woman when she would want to have children. It is a better way for a family to plan their future . I know a great deal about all kind of contraceptions because I have started few websites for those, who are curious about types of contraceptive implants. I have done an extensive research and thought it would benefit others. I also write a lot about here - birth control implant.
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Lusle
Seatle, Washington, Woker
I have been married now for 16 years with happiness and love till Oct. 2012 last year everthing turned upside down just because of my husband suspect me of cheating, he went out he was going out with another woman. But actually, i was never cheating. there is a man i use to know before i got married, because he is always coming around, my husband says we have something in common. This brought my marriage to a breakdown, I was devasted with no help from anywhere, my husband goes out and comes late at night and when i ask he yell at me like a comon woman. I was emotionally, and verbally abusive.everyday i pray for a better day but thingd goes worse that my husband was filing for a divorce.A faithful day i cried to a friend's house because the pains were too much to bear. she talked me out and referred me to a woman who do spell online who could help. the spell lady email is priestessifaa@yahoo.com, she said the lady helped her few weeks ago with when fiance was misbehaving. So i contacted this spell lady and put all my trust and hope into it. To my greatest surprise, her spell worked under 2days, Bceause my husband came to meet me in my office crying for forgiveness for not trusting me. It looks like a movie to see my husband back to normal so fast. He canceled the divorce. Priestss is a goddes with her spell casting. I trust her fully. My happiness today is because of her.
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Lusle
Seatle, Washington, Woker
I have been married now for 16 years with happiness and love till Oct. 2012 last year everything turned upside down just because of my husband suspect me of cheating, he went out he was going out with another woman. But actually, i was never cheating. there is a man i use to know before i got married, because he is always coming around, my husband says we have something in common. This brought my marriage to a breakdown, I was devastated with no help from anywhere, my husband goes out and comes late at night and when i ask he yell at me like a common woman. I was emotionally, and verbally abusive.everyday i pray for a better day but things goes worse that my husband was filing for a divorce. A faithful day i cried to a friend's house because the pains were too much to bear. she talked me out and referred me to a woman who do spell online who could help. the spell lady email is priestessifaa@yahoo.com, she said the lady helped her few weeks ago with when fiance was misbehaving. So i contacted this spell lady and put all my trust and hope into it. To my greatest surprise, her spell worked under 2days, Because my husband came to meet me in my office crying for forgiveness for not trusting me. It looks like a movie to see my husband back to normal so fast. He canceled the divorce. Priestess is a goddess with her spell casting. I trust her fully. My happiness today is because of her
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Tammy Ritchie
Houston, Texas,
I believe in birth control because some people are not mentally fit or even responsible enough to be parents. My parents (if that's what you can call them) are an excellent example since they had me when they were 14 (mother) and 18 (father) years of age. They are into street narcotics, marijuana, alcohol, and sex addiction. I know, you're wondering why they are perfect examples of why birth control IS A MUST so let me give you these little bits of information to you in order for you to think twice about taking away all forms of birth control to everyone that isn't rich... I was left in the car in front of a bar so my "parents" could drink with their friends when I was 9, been in a few bars when I was younger (including a strip club), as a teenager they left me behind while I was ill ALONE so they could go to a comedy club, and I was sexually abused by my "father" for nine years. My "mother" didn't care (at least he was home instead of going out with other women) that my "father" was doing this to me. Fortunately my "father" used condoms otherwise I would have had given birth to my brothers/sons or sisters/daughters.Another thing to think about it, If my "mother" wasn't on birth control after my birth I would have had younger siblings that had to suffer the same childhood that I had.My never-born brothers and sisters are THANKFUL for birth control!! There are times when I just wish that my "mother" had taken birth control BEFORE she had me. I'm certain that many severely abused children wished that their "parents" had done the same (wished they were never born). Never forget the MANY news reports of children being killed by their "parents". If you don't allow access to birth control for all, then wouldn't you be condeming more children to being put upon this Earth to suffer at the hands of uncaring people who would ditch, kill or even sell these children any chance those "parents" could get? Who is this "stopping certain people from gaining control of their reproductive health" REALLY benefitting? Certainly not the unborn nor the abusive parents.Please, continue birth control coverage for ALL which truly saves lives (in more ways than one).Thank you.
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PS Nayllor
Canton, Ohio,
I suffer from a rare and dibilitating type of migraine called hemiplegic migraines. They are exacerbated by hormaonal flucuations. I have been on Depro Provera to keep my hormone levels even. I can not afford the monthly dose anymore. I have lost my job of over 20 years due to this problem but since I have good days I am not considered diabled. However, there is not an employer willing to take me on because my health is so unpredictable, I even got kick out of school (an I was on the Dean's List). When I am good I am great but when I am bad I have not only pain but numbness, weakness and loss of motor function. I have blurry vision and slurr my words like a stroke victim but since it is not every day I am not disabled.
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Susan
, Tennessee,
I not only take birth control because I am 24 and nowhere near ready to have children, but also to ease the pain of ovarian cysts. For 2 years after being dropped from my mothers insurance, I couldn't afford birth control. I had to call out of work about 4 days a month when my menstrual cycle came around and sometimes weeks at a time for 3 separate emergency surgeries due to ruptured cysts. I bite the bullet and pay $65 a month now because I'm afraid of worse health problems resulting from the cysts and/or losing my job. I've only found one birth control that doesn't make me sick. Sadly, it's one of the more expensive generics. Since I will soon be required to pay for health insurance, I'm glad the birth control won't add too many extra costs. It's about time, in my opinion.
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Robert Brown
Fircrest, Washington, Teacher
Birth control must be an important part of nearly every married person's life. I cannot imagine being without it when we were young. First of all, I am a sixty-year-old man. I got married when I was twenty-one, and my wife and I were committed to building a family. We simply didn't want to start doing so at that age. We were relatively immature (at least for parenting responsiblities), and we had more education in front of us. Having a baby at that time could have had a devastating effect on our futures. Most of all, we were so in love that avoiding sex would have been both terrible and impossible. Thus, birth control was the only sensible way of handling our situation. We moved through two forms of birth control during our active family creating years. Prior to our first-born, we used the pill. After she was born, we used condoms. That use continued until my wife reached the end of child-bearing years. Nobody can tell me that birth control is not important. By the way, our two daughters are now adults, and they are fully in control of their sex lives. One is married and one is not, but neither have had a surprise baby. I cannot imagine yielding this personal control to politicians who believe they know better.
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