this is so backwards

[Lucky_13]

i've been on the pill for almost a year. i qualified for Planned Parenthoods program where they basically covered my pelvic exam/pap smear and birth control pills for a year. now my year is almost up, i have a different job, which has insurance. so now, i still qualify for income level, but they change the rules so i can't get on the program again just because i have insurance, even though my insurance doesn't cover the pill.

so in other words, planned parenthood will give a 13 year old an abortion and not tell her parents, but they won't give a married, responsible 21 year old the pill because i have insurance.....talk about rewarding bad behavior.

[SexySass69]

Isn't the world just messed up sometimes? I think that IRONY is the name of the game. Sometimes the only way to get through something is to try to affect change. Maybe you should contact the higher ups in Planned Parenthood and tell them about this flaw that you see in the way things are. It could be a good thing in disguise because they may change their policy or make an exception for you to get you to keep quiet. I hope that things turn out okay for you.

Good luck and best wishes.

[Sirene]

21 & married?! ****ing hell.
You kissed goodbye to your life early!

[sera300]

Not everyone sees it that way, when I was 21 I was engaged, building a house, working and going to college. Just before my 22 birthday I was married...loved every minute of it, never regreted the decision, and never felt I missed out on a thing. But the drinking age was 18 then so I had my share of fun years before. Sirene...it all depends on the individuals maturity, some of us did not miss a thing out there, we had our time to play...it's not kissing "our lives goodbye", you have a great deal to learn yet.

[Brandye]

I am aware of not "civilized" nations where 13 yo women get abortions on demand. I am also glad that we have national medical plans in Europe.

[Lucky_13]

actually i got married a month after turning 19. before that, i hadn't dated before 18, and between 18 and 19, i only dated 3 people, the first two i only went out with once, and the last was my (now) husband. i am not a people person. the overwhelming majority of people get on my nerves and make me want to beat them over the head with a 2x4. so when i met someone that i could feel comfortable with, that i could have intelligent conversations with, that i could honestly say i loved and who loved me, i had no reservations about saying yes when he asked me to marry him a month after we started seeing each other.