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Originally Posted by hannukah harry
to play devils advocate, why is using it as a form of birthcontrol a problem?
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To me, it's an abuse of a system that is meant to be a safety net. Think of birth control (pills, patch, condoms) as a primary method of preventing pregnancy. A secondary method would be the morning-after pill (emergency contraception). The tertiary method, and the last safety net in the system of preventing pregnancy, would therefore be abortion. A woman and her significant other, in my opinion, should exhaust all other options before reaching the tertiary method. Furthermore, in the long run, it's cheaper to be on a consistent form of birth control. Birth control is readily available at county health offices nationwide for free. Abortion services, by contrast, are much more expensive. It's also a misuse of personal resources. However, if people want to abuse their own resources that way, fine. I still don't approve of it. Does that stop me from donating time and money to Planned Parenthood? No, I don't think so. However, I'd prefer that my shared resources don't go to support women who consistently choose abortion over other, cheaper methods of birth control.