Pregnancy Tests and Birth Control?

Contributor: sweetpea12 sweetpea12
At my college to get birth control you have to have a pregnancy test each month. Do you have to do this at your school??
02/16/2013
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Contributor: Ayumi Ayumi
um no. that sounds like a violation of the law.

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The policy’s complete disregard for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities, is astonishing. Title IX and its regulations explicitly mandate that schools cannot exclude any student from an education program or activity, “including any class or extracurricular activity, on the basis of such student’s pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy or recovery therefrom.”
02/16/2013
Contributor: Lildrummrgurl7 Lildrummrgurl7
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Originally posted by Ayumi
um no. that sounds like a violation of the law.

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The policy’s complete disregard for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and ... more
Not every month, but every time I renew my prescription, yes. They don't want to give a pregnant gal birth control.
02/16/2013
Contributor: Nova146 Nova146
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Originally posted by Ayumi
um no. that sounds like a violation of the law.

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The policy’s complete disregard for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and ... more
Not sure how not giving birth control without a pregnancy test is exclusion from anything.
02/16/2013
Contributor: PropertyOfPotter PropertyOfPotter
I think it's always required for a pregnancy test to be done before someone is going to give out a prescription for birth control. If not and that person was pregnant, they could end up suing if something happened to them or to their unborn child.
02/16/2013
Contributor: deltalima deltalima
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Originally posted by sweetpea12
At my college to get birth control you have to have a pregnancy test each month. Do you have to do this at your school??
That sounds weird. I don't have that at my school.
02/16/2013
Contributor: Ayumi Ayumi
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Originally posted by PropertyOfPotter
I think it's always required for a pregnancy test to be done before someone is going to give out a prescription for birth control. If not and that person was pregnant, they could end up suing if something happened to them or to their unborn child.
I understand that part, but to make it so that people cannot get access to birth control when they need it by law does not make any sense. What is the school then going to be able to do say they can do with your results? Tell your parents?
I don't have to do a pregnancy test every time I get my prescription from Planned Parenthood. Birth control is to keep me from getting pregnant.
I don't know if sweatpea12 goes to a private school or not. That then would make a difference. But federally funded education programs do not have the right to deny birth control just because you won't take the test unless you are living in a state that the local laws are being made in the dark ages. They are supposed to have it available without any hooks.
02/17/2013
Contributor: marriedlady123 marriedlady123
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Originally posted by deltalima
That sounds weird. I don't have that at my school.
I never did either!! Only if I was late on my shot
02/17/2013
Contributor: hillys hillys
omg no. We just have to get a yearly woman exam to get birth control from our school. It's the same even if you don't go to school either. Although if you go to the doctors sick they often think you are pregnant...
02/17/2013
Contributor: hillys hillys
Also at the yearly annual I wasn't required to take a pregnancy test.
02/17/2013
Contributor: falalena falalena
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Originally posted by sweetpea12
At my college to get birth control you have to have a pregnancy test each month. Do you have to do this at your school??
it is recommended to do that prior to starting on birth control. it is also recommended you do so if you are on a birth control that causes your period to stop, like the shot.
02/17/2013
Contributor: freshbananas freshbananas
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Originally posted by sweetpea12
At my college to get birth control you have to have a pregnancy test each month. Do you have to do this at your school??
I've never heard of this. How interesting
02/17/2013
Contributor: Ayumi Ayumi
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Originally posted by falalena
it is recommended to do that prior to starting on birth control. it is also recommended you do so if you are on a birth control that causes your period to stop, like the shot.
Both of the above are true.
My roommate is an educator for Planned Parenthood so it is true for first timers and especially the Depo shot. However, an ongoing policy of pregnancy tests I have never heard of.
02/18/2013
Contributor: twelve13 twelve13
Very interesting. My college does not do that.
02/18/2013
Contributor: MilitaryLove MilitaryLove
My college does not require you to have a pregnancy test before giving prescription. Maybe it if is to renew a prescription (like once a year maybe, but not every month). I am actually just about to get an implant. It is a little tube they put in your arm and it is good for three years...I am just done with being on the pill and always scared about missing it or taking it too late.
02/18/2013
Contributor: geliebt geliebt
Uh... no.
I've never needed a pregnancy test to get birth control, except perhaps the first time I ever went to see a gynecologist and got my prescription...
That seems strange.
02/22/2013