"No Uterus, No Opinion"

-Installment Number Four-
It disgusts me to note that my reproductive system and politics are too intertwined.  So I take birth control.  In order to prevent pregnancy.  I take that little white pill every night and use condoms to lessen my chances of getting knocked up by mistake, even if it's by someone I love.  When I didn't have health insurance, I didn't refill my prescription, so I was even more careful to use condoms and take other necessary precautions.  So these people who think birth control is evil or unnecessary and think that teaching abstinence is the sole answer to prevent unwanted pregnancy tend to get under my skin.  Don't judge me, don't criticize me.  In my opinion, not enough people practice effective birth control.  Let me make my small contribution by not having an unwanted child.  Yes, I might be a privileged white girl from the suburbs and if I were to have a baby right now it wouldn't be the end of the world and I wouldn't end up on Medicaid.  But I should still be entitled to make my own decisions when it comes to my body.  Same goes for every other woman.  What she does with her body is her own business.  I'm not necessarily pro-choice, but I can't say I'm pro-life either.  I don't think abortion should be used as a backup plan, but I wouldn't dare judge another person for the choices they make - it's not my place.  Nor is it your's.