The Daily Populous Tuesday December 10th, 2024 night edition
Authored by cleveland.com and submitted by toomuchtodotoday

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Almost 70% of women of reproductive age say that avoiding pregnancy is very important to them, according to recently released findings from the 2024 KFF Women’s Health Survey.

In addition, 20% of uninsured women had to stop using a birth control method because they couldn’t afford it, the survey found.

The KFF Women’s Health Survey looked at women’s experiences with birth control, insurance coverage, contraceptive preferences and how social media influenced the birth control information they received. KFF is an independent source for health policy research, polling and news.

“As abortion access has become more limited post-Dobbs, here has been an increased attention on the need for, and future of, contraceptive access,” the KFF report stated.

In the the Dobbs decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, giving states the power to regulate any aspect of abortion not protected by federal statutory law. However, voters in Ohio and other states have voted to preserve abortion rights.

The KFF Women’s Health Survey, a nationally representative survey of women in the United States, sampled nearly 4,000 women and those who identify as women between the ages of 18-49 in May and June 2024.

Here are some highlights from the survey:

Eight-in-10 (82%) women of reproductive age used some form of contraception in the past 12 months.

Almost half (48%) of women using birth control used more than one contraceptive method in the past 12 months. Condoms and oral contraceptives were most commonly used.

One-in-7 women (14%) use contraception solely for other reasons, such as preventing a sexually transmitted infection.

One-in-7 women ages 18 to 25 (14%) say they changed or thought about changing their birth control method because of social media.

While insurance paid the full cost of contraception for the majority (69%) of contraceptive users with private insurance, a quarter (24%) paid some or all of the costs out-of-pocket.

One in five (20%) women said they didn’t know where to get emergency contraception, despite its availability as over-the-counter medication.

Julie Washington covers healthcare for cleveland.com. Read previous stories at this link.

smokeybearman65 on December 9th, 2024 at 19:47 UTC »

Even women that want children can have a really fucked up pregnancy or even a potential death sentence from one if they live in a red state or an abortion ban goes nationwide. I think these right wing nutjobs and religious fanatics may have just accelerated the existing population contraction with their short sighted misogyny and attempt at control of women.

Otherwise-Stop-3057 on December 9th, 2024 at 18:41 UTC »

Meanwhile, JD Vance thinks it’s a good idea to punish people who don’t want to have kids.

SosaDaVinci on December 9th, 2024 at 18:29 UTC »

And how many women voted for the people who overturned Roe?

Why are we still taking surveys and polls seriously?