President Obama's law faces hurdles beyond the Supreme Court case on the birth control mandate.

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   In courtrooms across the country, Republicans are challenging the way the Affordable Care Act was passed and the bureaucracy it created. Namely contraception. But for Obama and the millions of Americans who stand to benefit from the law, the good news is that the lawsuits are long-shots.

   In my opinion: whether or not people agree with birth control, they should not prevent those who do request it the opportunity to receive it with their health care plan. "It is essential that the women's preventive coverage benefit, including contraception, be available to all women, regardless of what health plan they have or where they work - as Congress intended. Providing access to birth control just makes good sense" (Gwen Moore). Yes, being sexually active bears consequences but women have the right to be in charge of when they are ready to bear children. I believe that it's a good idea that the government include birth control in the required heath care standards because it is very important to the lives of many families today. "I'm pro responsible choice. You know, there is choice to abstain, choice to do contraception. There are all kinds of good choices" (Sharron Angle).  It is not responsible in any sense to have more children than you can afford to take care of. I feel like the ability to regulate how many (if any) children a family is ready to have is the most responsible thing to do. "For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a basic health care necessity" (Louise Slaughter). Whatever pros or cons you want to throw out there are fine and dandy as long as each woman has the ability to make her own informed choice on the matter.