FrekeChild
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Re: Use birth control pills to prevent pregnancy? You're fir
Slightly off topic, but since the A word has been brought up, I figure I'd mention it.
There is a VERY strong correlation (relationship) between Roe vs. Wade (read: ABORTION) and a major decrease in the crime rate 18 years later.
Women who had unwanted pregnancies were terminating them, and then 18ish years later the crime rate went down.
Back on topic:
I think this idea is absolute hogwash. Birth control is much less expensive for a company than a pregnant woman.
Even with insurance (from my company, although this is a recent benefit addition), my BC was $35 per month out of pocket. No time off work, nothing.
My insurance and the birthing hospital are still figuring out the numbers, but I cost $17k to give birth almost 4 months ago. Luckily for my employer, her company is small enough that she didn't have to give me any paid leave. However, should I have taken 12 weeks paid leave, it would have cost her roughly $7k to have me be pregnant, give birth and take leave after that.
Should I choose to NOT take birth control and start popping out kids like Michelle Duggar, I would be a very expensive and not very productive employee. Since I choose to take BC I'm NOT costing my employer that $7k per kid.
Slightly off topic, but since the A word has been brought up, I figure I'd mention it.
There is a VERY strong correlation (relationship) between Roe vs. Wade (read: ABORTION) and a major decrease in the crime rate 18 years later.
Women who had unwanted pregnancies were terminating them, and then 18ish years later the crime rate went down.
Back on topic:
I think this idea is absolute hogwash. Birth control is much less expensive for a company than a pregnant woman.
Even with insurance (from my company, although this is a recent benefit addition), my BC was $35 per month out of pocket. No time off work, nothing.
My insurance and the birthing hospital are still figuring out the numbers, but I cost $17k to give birth almost 4 months ago. Luckily for my employer, her company is small enough that she didn't have to give me any paid leave. However, should I have taken 12 weeks paid leave, it would have cost her roughly $7k to have me be pregnant, give birth and take leave after that.
Should I choose to NOT take birth control and start popping out kids like Michelle Duggar, I would be a very expensive and not very productive employee. Since I choose to take BC I'm NOT costing my employer that $7k per kid.