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| Tweet Topic Started: May 27 2015, 06:54 PM (312 Views) | |
| Jolly | May 27 2015, 06:54 PM Post #1 |
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http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/243112-senate-republicans-call-for-over-the-counter-birth-control |
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| taiwan_girl | May 28 2015, 06:40 AM Post #2 |
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I think it is a good idea and I agree with it. From the article:
I dont agree with this at all. It appears to me that drugs become cheaper when the are sold without a prescription. |
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| Luke's Dad | May 28 2015, 06:44 AM Post #3 |
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Of course Planned Parenthood opposes it. Do you know how much money hey are given by the government to give it out free? |
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| Jolly | May 28 2015, 04:06 PM Post #4 |
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George and Bach can speak to the medical side of the argument (BCP's do have their side effects), but I see no reason why some of the safer pills cannot be marketed OTC. |
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| Axtremus | May 28 2015, 09:23 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'm willing to listen to the professional medical community (e.g., doctors and pharmacists) if they think something is "safe enough" to be made available OTC. But morally, I have no objection to making oral contraceptives available OTC. Heck, I rather support it. I hope Planned Parenthood has more detailed, more specific arguments on why they think making certain oral contraceptives available OTC will somehow increase the costs. From whatever little that is reported in that article, that argument is not making any sense to me. |
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| Jolly | May 29 2015, 02:58 AM Post #6 |
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It's simple. Planned Parenthood will lose money. |
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| jon-nyc | May 29 2015, 03:52 AM Post #7 |
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Cheers
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That's not obvious. whats your reasoning, Jolly? |
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| jon-nyc | May 29 2015, 03:55 AM Post #8 |
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Cheers
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Presumably they mean the cost to the end user. Today it's covered in your health policy, so it's free to the end user. If it went OTC, the end user would pay the entire cost. I am conceptually supportive (haha) but would want to know that it's safe enough to handle OTC. I remember a Dr adjusting an ex girlfriend's dosage and such. Not sure how that would work in an OTC world. |
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| Jolly | May 29 2015, 04:34 AM Post #9 |
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Over $540M of Planned Parenthood budget comes from the government. You don't need that kind of money if you have a lot less people walking through the door. Of course, they spent over $55M in advertising and marketing, so maybe they don't need that much money, regardless. Women as individuals respond differently to different BCP, so all brands can't be OTC. But perhaps some of the safest ones could be offered...And while the pills are free at many health units, I think the convenience of OTC might even lead to more efficacy in use. |
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| jon-nyc | May 29 2015, 04:39 AM Post #10 |
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Cheers
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They get money from Title X Family Program for birth control. Nowhere does that say they must spend it on prescription-based methods. In fact, if fewer women get it for 'free' via their health insurance, then the demand for 'free' birth control via PP would increase, not decrease. it's very easy to reflexively assign the poorest of motives to groups you don't like. But it's kind of lazy, and can lead you astray. |
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| Jolly | May 29 2015, 04:44 AM Post #11 |
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Planned Parenthood should receive no government funding. Whether I like them or not, is of no concern. With the exception of abortion, they provide no services not available through Public Health. |
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| bachophile | May 29 2015, 05:40 PM Post #12 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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no I don't agree. Nothing to do with the socio-religious aspects of the birth control issue. It's that birth control pills are hormonal medication with very serious physiological implications. It's not an OTC type drug. |
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| blondie | May 29 2015, 05:52 PM Post #13 |
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Bull-Carp
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I think birth control pills could be a pharmacist prescribed thing. |
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| George K | May 29 2015, 05:52 PM Post #14 |
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Mrs. George had a TIA because of a BCP shortly after we married. Bach is right - these are serious meds with serious issues. |
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| George K | Jun 1 2015, 04:29 PM Post #15 |
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Do the Democrats oppose OTC BCP?
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