I don’t like to get all political that often.. I care about issues, but I’m not normally one go off on one thing or another…
… but this one has really bugged me.

This whole bill control argument? I’m beyond frustrated that the Right is only talking about sex and sluts and baby killing.

I depend on birth control. It is the only way I can function like a normal human. I do not take it to prevent myself from getting pregnant nor do I think it’s a ticket to go have as much sex as I want.

I have endometriosis—or at least, we think that’s what’s going on with me, because I don’t have the insurance coverage to receive a diagnosis which requires surgery. I’m constantly dealing with bloating and nausea and mild pain. And that’s with the birth control. Without it, I’m trapped in a fetal position, numb with pain. It’s stabbing, ripping, vice-like, and throbbing all at once. My first time in the hospital only morphine would work. Now I take vicodin, which helps most days. Those are too massive pain killers, and I’d prefer not to rely on them. All it takes is one, tiny little pill… one dose of birth control every day, and my life can return to normal.

So if the Right wants to squabble and call me a slut because I want to have a normal life—to be able to get up, walk, go to work, eat food, and not rely on habit-forming pain killers—then you can bet they’ll never get my support.

This disease is a curse I’d never wish on anyone… but just this once, I wish these men could know how important this little pill can be.