Women from different states flocked gynecologist clinics as they fear that the new elect, Donald Trump might end their health care coverage in the near future. Women are looking out for each other as they would make it a point to remind others to get their birth control within the next 70 days before Trump would start his office.
High demands for birth control and women's health necessity flocked OB-GYN clinics in the United States following the 2016 Presidential elections. USA Today reported that women from the United States are in a rush to have their birth control as they fear that they would no longer have free access to it once Donald Trump would start his office.
Women are scrambling to get birth control that will outlast the Trump presidency. pic.twitter.com/NVxH8Mz1uF
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In President Barack Obama's term, women are entitled to have free health coverage under the provision of Obamacare. They rely on the Affordable Care Act where they can avail of 18 FDA-approved birth-controls without cost.
With Donald Trump heading for office, however, they fear that they will have limited to no access to Planned Parenthood and could no longer afford contraceptives, along with free STD and cancer screening, abortions, annual exams, and counseling. Ginny Ehrlich, CEO of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy opened up about the dire need of birth control and women's health care.
Ehrlich explained that 81 percent agreed that members who are against abortion should support birth control. As the decision came to an end, 86 percent of Democrats and 74 percent of Republicans agreed with the decision.
"The vast majority of the public across political parties, across demographic groups and across religious identities support birth control access for women," Ehrlich says. "There is a public will around this issue and it's not a wedge issue."
With the hype of birth control demands, one of the most opted birth control method is IUD, which can last up to five years in terms of protection from unwanted pregnancy. IUD is said to be one of the most common and most effective birth control methods with only once percent failure rate.
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