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Women's Health on the Back Burner
New York City
Sheryl McCarthy, in "Behind the Abortion Color Line" [April 27], is correct that women who cannot get effective, affordable birth control are more likely to have unintended pregnancies and abortions. Most women will spend about thirty years trying to prevent pregnancy, making contraception a critical component of healthcare. In my practice, women tell me every day that they cannot afford birth control; nor can they afford to miss work to wait all day for free supplies. Is it so surprising that nearly half of US pregnancies are unplanned, with little change over decades?
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