A Super Simple Way To Cut Teen Pregnancy and Abortion Rates by 75%

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51. I think the vast majority of women by now understand, and want reliable birth control

at some times of their lives. Even Catholic women, from surveys I've seen are in favor of contraception at about the same very high rate as the rest of the population (even though, of course their religious leaders preach against it). I just don't believe that religious objections to contraception among women is all that prevalent.

But a $1,000 implant up-front cost for an IUD (0.2% failure rate) or implant (0.05% failure rate) has been economically out of reach for many, who, at best settle for birth control pills (9% failure rate) which cost $30 - $50 per month.

A 9% failure rate corresponds to an 85% chance of getting pregnant one or more times in a 20 year period, i.e. near certainty. 1-(.91)^20 = 0.85

I think the main ignorance problem is about how much more reliable implants and IUDs are compared to birth control pills, or to put it another way, how unreliable birth control pills are.

I'm much more optimistic that the reliable methods will rapidly grow in use now that they are free to most women.

The only concern about religious objections I have are from those in power -- the Supreme Court, Hobby Lobby etc, and other nutcase religious employers. How much damage they will do -- time will tell.

[font color = red]Edited to add[/font] -- I think the contraception without copay provision of the ACA only began this year, so we've had it only a few months, not a few years.