Contraceptives should be classified as preventative health care for insurance coverage

Final Round!Clarification:"CON agrees that insurance companies should cover contraceptives,..."It's not hyperbolic as Pro's arguments in Rounds 1 and 2 focused on reproductive and women's health, which has a much larger scope than preventive care. I merely wished to emphasize that I am only speaking in respect to preventive care, not all insurance plans/programs. Given Pro's statements in Round 3, I would have to conclude that she still confuses the two."..matter of personal responsibility to pay for one's own preventive health care."Never said that. This would only be true if you assume that pregnancy is a health problem and should be prevented under preventive care. If that were the case, we would not be having this debate."Pregnancy and the related health impacts...in exactly the same way that flu shots prevent influenza."Are you comparing pregnancy to a disease? There are many more falsehoods in Pro's Round 3 but I will address them as a group at the end of the Rebuttal section.Rebuttal:Contention 1: Pregnancy may be a health issue (meaning neither good nor bad), but it is not a disease, so it doesn't meet the criteria of disease prevention, nor is it a part of health maintenance, as a pregnant woman can still be healthy. Again, Pro represented the Fallacy of Irrelevant Conclusion. She is confusing potential complications that may arise due to pregnancy with the condition of being pregnant, which, in and of itself, is not a health problem for most women. Contention 2: Another Ignoratio Elenchi. Whether or not contraceptives allow women a choice is irrelevant to this discussion of preventive care. Let us not confuse things we want to prevent with health problems that preventive care seeks to prevent. Also, I am offended that you think I believe "pregnancy makes women undeserving of medical care." I have said no such thing nor do I even believe that. Then Pro continues to distort my argument with "...it should not be prevented by insurance." I never said contraceptives should not be covered by insurance. Pro even acknowledged that I believe there should be plans that include contraceptives. This contention is an outright lie and personal attack.All her other arguments stem from the mistaken belief that being pregnant is a health problem and should be covered by preventive care. However, I must object to the tone and implications she made about my personal beliefs. The last half of Pro's Round 3 stems from the Fallacy of False Dilemma. She can only conclude that I want to enforce female chastity or punish sexual activity if the only two options were between full coverage of contraceptives under preventive care or abstinence. Fortunately for all of us, there are other options including buying your own condoms, having your partner purchase the contraceptives, or finding an insurance plan that includes contraceptives. Most States enacted laws requiring contraceptive coverage prior to ACA so they are already available.(1)Pro's sub-contention addressing health care costs is also irrelevant to this debate. Preventive care does not take fiscal matters into account when determining what should be covered.Conclusion:Pro's argument:a) Pregnancy can have harmful side effectsb) Choice to prevent pregnancy should be availablec) So contraceptives must be covered under preventive careMy argument:a) Preventive care seeks to prevent/manage health problemsb) Being pregnant is not a health problemc) So pregnancy prevention should not be covered under preventive carePro's argument is based on the Fallacy of False Dilemma. There are more options than full coverage under preventive care or abstinence. Her a) and b) do not logically conclude c). Her point of view is that there should be cost effective options of pregnancy prevention available for all women. I am in complete agreement with that. However, shoving it into the classification of preventive care is not the answer. Pregnancy prevention does not fit into the description of what preventive care is supposed to do.Finally, I would like to thank my opponent for a spirited debate, though I object to her distortion of my views and character. I will forgive those transgressions due to her obvious emotional attachment to the very important issues of women's health, reproductive health, and pregnancy prevention. Believe me, I fully support your cause. But it has to be done honestly and morally. Personal responsibility is still important. Thanks for reading and I look forward to any comments from the DDO community.(1) http://www.ncsl.org...