Cutting access to contraception for poor women increases family's costs and blocks access to employment
The Medicaid Family Planning State Option provision was dropped from H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 under the logic that this program is "too expensive" and will not create jobs. In fact, this provision would save money, and access to family planning is directly related to a family's economic well-being. Clearly, having additional children increases families' costs tremendously and makes them more likely to need assistance from the state. Meanwhile, contraception is costly and difficult for struggling families to afford, particularly during difficult economic times.
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