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I've been pretty psyched about the recent mandate from the Health and Human Services. If you haven't heard (more detail here) it basically requires insurers to fully cover birth control (yes, that means no co-pays or payments you'd have to make!) and other preventive care services for women like counseling for HIV and STIs, screening for domestic violence, or screening for gestational diabetes during pregnancy... all beginning next year.
My favorite quote is from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: "Under the law, we're making it illegal to charge women more just because of their gender." Amen!
In honor of this fabulous news, I wanted to share this website I recently discovered. It's called Bedsider and it's a great resource for girls, teens, pretty much everyone on birth control! Some snazzy features include setting up daily, weekly or monthly reminders for you to take your birth control via email or text (who couldn't use a reminder?), a "Method Explorer" that helps to compare methods, an easy-to-use online search for health centers near you, articles, and stories from people like you and me!
Here's one video as a teaser:
Definitely check it out and share--it's for everyone!
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