Birth control is an essential aspect of many women’s health care ― and with the threat of losing affordable access to it under the Trump and Pence administration, women are extra eager to celebrate it.
Whether it’s an IUD, the pill, the implant or the NuvaRing, women all over the country know that their birth control routines are much more than “nitty gritty” details of their lives. (Sorry, Paul Ryan!)
In honor of the full lives that access to contraception allows women to live, non-profit online birth control support network Bedsider started the hashtag #ThxBirthControl on Wednesday, so that women of the Twitterverse could share the many reasons why birth control is so essential and why they are so grateful for it.
Here are 19 powerful responses:
#ThxBirthControl for helping make my disabling chronic pelvic pain bearable enough for me to function.
— Feminist Lady (@feministlady) November 16, 2016
Because every woman has the right to decide the size and timing of her family. #ThxBirthControl pic.twitter.com/9wSSzkNrtC
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) November 16, 2016
#ThxBirthControl ..for allowing me to take control of my body and my future ✊🏾💋
— Ms. Byrd (@Nia_93) November 16, 2016
I support the "radical idea" that women are humans capable of making decisions. #ThxBirthControl
— meanmayormary (@Goneferal2) November 16, 2016
For enjoying sex carefully and responsibly #ThxBirthControl
— disgrntld millennial (@LouLulz11) November 16, 2016
#ThxBirthControl for helping manage my skin condition, regulating periods, and helping me live on my own terms.
— Courtney Hammett❤ (@CourtneyHammett) November 16, 2016
81% of adults agree that birth control is a basic part of women's health care. #ThxBirthControl for creating healthier families!
— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) November 16, 2016
tbh I'm not financially stable enough to buy a baby shower gift every time my very sexual friends have penis-vag sex!! #ThxBirthControl
— karla monterrosa (@karlamontz) November 16, 2016
#ThxBirthControl for stopping the cysts on my ovaries from growing into cancerous tumors! #pcos #support
— Tess Rose (@trezzarose) November 16, 2016
All of this is to say - #ThxBirthControl for making the playing field a little more level. We need to protect our progress. pic.twitter.com/phyAqlpTlU
— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) November 16, 2016
#ThxBirthControl for empowering women across the world to decide whether, when, and how many children they want to have! #FP2020
— L. Lin Ong (@llinong) November 16, 2016
#ThxBirthControl for allowing me to have control over planning my family. You're central to women's health - not a "nitty-gritty" detail.
— Jamie Roberts (@jrobs16) November 16, 2016
#ThxBirthControl 4 reducing maternal mortality. Everyone inc. youths deserves access to contraception/family planning services @YouthDeliver
— Chiamaka Adline (@Cadlyn) November 16, 2016
My birth control prevents bad cramps & allows me to work and exercise free of distractions and pain. #ThxBirthControl
— becky schultz (@rebeccaschultz) November 16, 2016
For relief fr long, heavy debilitating periods for many women & balancing hormones for others. Not just for preg prevention #ThxBirthControl
— #HesNotMyPresident (@CassieEl4) November 16, 2016
Because I have a Mirena IUD and no longer have periods, I'm not anemic and I won't get pregnant #ThxBirthControl
— Kar-yee Wu (@drgaiainc) November 16, 2016
#ThxBirthControl for making Aunt Flo's visits short, sweet, and to the point. Hello, I'm here, you're not pregnant, Bye Felicia.
— threelilbirdsss (@threelilbirdsss) November 16, 2016
Happy parents. Healthy kids. Stable families. Access to birth control matters. #ThxBirthControl @themissionlist
— Cheryl P. Stober (@cherylstober) November 16, 2016
#ThxBirthControl because 4 people (premature ovarian failure)who can't have children you provide the hormones they need to stay healthy.
— Malika Means QUEEN👑 (@_Malikalovess) November 16, 2016
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