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An op-ed written by a physician tries to argue for making birth control more affordable for more women. Since nearly half of pregnancies in the US are unplanned, affordable contraception can help with that along with lowering the abortion rate. It seems also that affordable contraceptives would also lower the risk of infants with low birth weight and other health problems since most women with unintended pregnancies do not seek proper prenatal care. And of course, it's practically a movie tr...   >>>

An op-ed written by a physician tries to argue for making birth control more affordable for more women. Since nearly half of pregnancies in the US are unplanned, affordable contraception can help with that along with lowering the abortion rate. It seems also that affordable contraceptives would also lower the risk of infants with low birth weight and other health problems since most women with unintended pregnancies do not seek proper prenatal care. And of course, it's practically a movie trope that an unintended pregnancy may stall a teenage mother's life which would be prevented with affordable and accessible contraceptives.