Bianca and Bernard
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2015
Agree, but my real point is that pills require more "upkeep" than some other methods. If access is a problem, implants or diaphragms require fewer doctor visits /fewer trips to the pharmacy /only one payment.
Okay, I'm trying to say this nicely, but how in the world could you NOT know that antibiotics negate the effects of birth control pills temporarily? I knew this when I was a young teen and read teen magazines -- long before I actually used birth control myself ... it was in the high school health class lectures ... and it's in the information included with each and every pack of birth control pills. Yes, it'd be nice if the pharmacist says it with every prescription, but this really is common knowledge.
Okay, I totally think no one should be forced to do something against his or her religion at work ... but this guy chose his occupation poorly. Very poorly.
I'm the mother of daughters, the aunt of nieces, and the teacher of many girls. I've talked about this with many of them, and they either say that this isn't an issue in their lives or has only been quite minor. Every job has pros/cons, and discussing pitfalls and benefits is a good idea.
As for doctors /nurses, my RN daughter says "the best deal" is to be an RN with a masters and a specialty. Why? Because it requires fewer years of school /it's possible to graduate with out loads of debt, and the money is very, very good -- without the requirements of being "on call" like a doctor. This isn't -- isn't at all -- a matter of telling girls what they can/can't do; rather, it's a matter of pointing out what's happening in the field today.
When students talk going into research, I do talk to them about how many years of education that requires and how difficult it is to get into those jobs. Again, this is about instilling realistic expectations -- not holding anyone back.
The "complete strangers" thing is overblown, but -- yeah -- birth control does make it possible for women to have consequence-free sex. Or near-consequence-free. There's a correlation between the advent of birth control and casual sexual activity.
1. Perhaps it was in your school lectures, but at the school I went to, they did not talk about safe sex. Abstinence, yes; the mechanics of sex, yes; how to be safe, no. And I didn't have a mom, she died when I was a child. No close siblings, they were all married and gone, and most out of my life because they had problems with my father. Not every teen reads the medical packet...I mean, how many adults do...not many. So maybe it's common knowledge to you, but it's not to everyone. That is the pharmacist's job, it is literally in the job description. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/pharmacists.htm
Pharmacists dispense prescription medications to patients and offer expertise in the safe use of prescriptions. They also may conduct health and wellness screenings, provide immunizations, oversee the medications given to patients, and provide advice on healthy lifestyles.
2. Not every one has someone to talk about life's pitfalls with them. I had my dad, an alcoholic who worked hard all day and then spent nights at a bar. There are kids that my kids have known that didn't know anything about adulting...I have shown at least 3 how to balance a checkbook and pay bills and how to get a job. There are still kids out there who get their sex ed from their friends, and it's not accurate information.
3. Birth control also gives men the opportunity for consequence-free sex.