Over-the-Counter Contraceptives Are Now Free for Washingtonians With Insurance
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thestranger.comPosted Jan 10, 2019, 11:48 PM UTC
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thestranger.comAnd this is how you reduce the number of abortions in your state! Give it a try red states!
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The GOP doesn’t give a shit about abortions. They know it drives voters, so they pretend to care. If they cared, contraception would be a priority.
If it sounds a lot like the wall, and why they waited until Dems took the House to push this, that’s because it’s the same playbook.
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The GOP absolutely gives a shit more than just getting out evangelicals... They also want to control women.
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Abortion rate in Washington is about to plummet. So naturally the "pro life" Christlamist right is going to be infuriated by this!
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Eh, a lot of them hate birth control too. They think it’s basically a really early abortion.
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No, they think it gives people the freedom (they hate freedom) to fuck without consequence. Because sex is evil unless it’s specifically to make a baby, or it’s a politician doing the fucking with the appropriate party affiliation.
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Another interpretation is that this is also a reconciliatory approach. While contraceptives are free for those who so choose, the pro-life ideologists are now entitled to free balloons for grievances suffered.
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Way to go, my state.
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Hey look: government did something that will actually reduce the number of abortions. For some reason the GOP fought against it. Probably because people will be having "sexual relations".
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Great!
Now abortion rates are going to start dropping. Now, what are Republicans going to fight for?
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They'll never bother thinking about why a sinful state like Washington has fewer abortions per capita than their bible belt faves.
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Welcome to the godless, hedonistic tyranny known as freedom.
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Female sterilization or is this just for men?
This is a topic that isn't often talked about but do you know how hard it is for a woman to get her tubes tied? I'm hoping in the near future we will be given that choice and not denied over and over again.
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From the article:
A lot of the talk around the bill focused on the part that requires all insurers who cover maternity care to also cover abortion. And rightfully so. That provision expanded abortion access to greater number of Washingtonians, giving a greater number of women control over their own goddamned reproductive health choices. But the bill also included some preventative care measures that didn't get as much press.
Namely: As of January 1, 2019, all Washingtonians with state-regulated insurance can now pick up over-the-counter contraceptives for free at their in-network pharmacies, according to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Those contraceptives include "condoms, spermicides, emergency contraceptives, and sponges."
So definitely not "just for men" but I'm not sure if getting your tubes tied is included. Considering everything else in it, I'm not sure why it wouldn't be there (unless vasectomy is also excluded).
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Yes, I read that part of the article. I'm talking about this part of the article:
"You can also get sterilized or get a vasectomy for free. No copays and no deductibles. You can just walk into your doctor's office and get snipped!"
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fantastic
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Headin down to the CVS to get my two bandoliers of rubbers.
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This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot)
Namely: As of January 1, 2019, all Washingtonians with state-regulated insurance can now pick up over-the-counter contraceptives for free at their in-network pharmacies, according to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Those contraceptives include "Condoms, spermicides, emergency contraceptives, and sponges."
You can find out more information about that in your benefits book, which will also give you any other instructions you need about picking up the contraceptives.
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Good and smart thing to do
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Oh. Washington state.
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This is a worthy endeavor, but as someone who lives in New Jersey I just know some asshole hustlers are going to be using fake IDs to snap up every condom on the shelf for free and then sell them across state lines.
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Err, you have to have an insurance policy.
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Why would anyone start a black market condom ring? Who would buy those? It's not like free condoms in one state makes them illegal everywhere else.
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They sell em for cheap and pocket the profits.
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Been waiting a long time to say this. FUCK YOU HOBBY LOBBY.
My insurance at Hobby Lobby pays 100% of my particular brand of birth control. There’s far more to shit on Hobby Lobby for. Like zero maternity leave. Or funding terrorism by purchasing ancient clay tablets for their bible museum. Or their antiquated pos system.
They mentioned Hobby Lobby because they won a Supreme Court case over wanting to not provide insurance options that cover contraceptives on religious grounds. Buildings love Jesus too you know?
Oh I’m well aware of the case and what op meant (customers were really cool during that debacle /s). That’s why I mentioned they actually cover my birth control. But I’m not taking the “abortion” type; the kind they don’t cover. I was merely pointing out they’re a pretty shitty company. At least no different from any other retail, they just hide behind Jesus.
I will say I do appreciate the Christmas bonus and PTO buyback.
I believe that Hobby Lobby is self-insured and exempt from this law. That is the case in California, anyway.
Perhaps, but after the WA Insurance Commissioner is done with WA State Hobby Lobbies they're going to have to take the Morning-After pill.
I believe that is irrelevant. SCOTUS ruled, and self-insured companies are not subject to state insurance regulations. I doubt that the WA Insurance Commissioner has any more clout than the one in California, where Hobby Lobby employees remain exempt from California insurance laws on this matter.
You killed my boner. Oh well, no need for me to get free contraceptives.
Lordy I hope so. Those fucking stores are popping up everywhere. I sprained my middle finger today due to the number of Hobby Lobby stores I had to pass walking around.
I mean, I'm mostly happy that their employees can now access this aspect of healthcare even if their overbearing, domionist employer earnestly believes it would hurt Jesus' feelings if a sinner in their employ buys condoms, plan B, or visits specialists in urology and/or gynecology.
Currently Hobby Lobby employees in WA need to sign up for separate, federally funded insurance to get an IUD. That remains the case.