Good job you all, on making your first posts interesting, and asking critical questions.
I wanted to share something with you for the New York Times this week - this article is about whether or not the new healthcare law will be required to cover contraceptives for FREE...evidently the new law, which is currently under threat of repeal or dismantling from conservative politicians and groups, vows to cover preventative care at no cost to patients....
So the question is....are contraceptives considered part of "preventative care"?
Some say no....like Jeanne Monahan, who serves as the Director for the Center for Human Dignity - at the Family Research Council (please note - as a family studies scholar, I cannot support the "research" from this center)...according to Monahan, preventative medicine is to prevent diseases and illness - and pregnancy and fertility occur to healthy people...
So...what do you think? Would covering contraceptives for free be a useful way to change the landscape for adolescents regarding pregnancy and sexuality? Is fertility and pregnancy a disease? What is the definition of disease? Or preventative medicine, for that matter?
Notice the stakeholders in this debate? Who are they? What are their interests in this debate? Maybe this will be up for discussion on Friday...
Enjoy your snowstorm!
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