Might it also help to put it in terms that are more relatable? Fine, he thinks $360 is easy money. What about if you're making federal minimum wage, which is 7.25/hr. So you'd have to work 50 hours to pay for it. Does a week plus of his wages seem like a small amount? Because that's what it is for someone on minimum wage.
I think I know what you'd like to find - an article that says "unwanted pregnancies cost society x amount of dollars", which seems like it HAS to exist, but my Google-Fu isn't up to that this early while I'm also feeding my toddler breakfast. :) (I just gave him a yogurt and a spoon so I could write this comment. I'm going to pay for that decision in clean up time. :))
I love that you and your dad can have these kinds of conversations. He sounds like a great guy. Makes me miss my own dad (who although a liberal Democrat is also VERY Catholic and very upset about the whole birth control thing).
Speaking of Catholics and birth control, you might find it interesting to read the history of birth control in Ireland - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraception_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland. Quite big changes, in less than 40 years, to go from being illegal to having Plan B available without a prescription in Boots. Also, if a woman is sufficiently poor or has costly preexisting conditions, all of her medical care, including contraception, would be covered under the 'medical card', which is essentially entirely government-funded.
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Date: 2012-03-04 07:46 am (UTC)I think I know what you'd like to find - an article that says "unwanted pregnancies cost society x amount of dollars", which seems like it HAS to exist, but my Google-Fu isn't up to that this early while I'm also feeding my toddler breakfast. :) (I just gave him a yogurt and a spoon so I could write this comment. I'm going to pay for that decision in clean up time. :))
Anyway, I did find this on the HuffPo, which has some interesting stats on the reality of women struggling to pay for birth control - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nita-chaudhary/kathleen-sebelius-plan-b_b_1241653.html
I love that you and your dad can have these kinds of conversations. He sounds like a great guy. Makes me miss my own dad (who although a liberal Democrat is also VERY Catholic and very upset about the whole birth control thing).
Speaking of Catholics and birth control, you might find it interesting to read the history of birth control in Ireland - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraception_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland. Quite big changes, in less than 40 years, to go from being illegal to having Plan B available without a prescription in Boots. Also, if a woman is sufficiently poor or has costly preexisting conditions, all of her medical care, including contraception, would be covered under the 'medical card', which is essentially entirely government-funded.