California governor Newsom vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students, citing cost

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California governor vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students, citing cost
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Abortions don’t just fall out of the sky. First trimester abortions are in the 300-900 range, and second trimester round about 1k-2k. Just comparing the raw cost of the procedure and omitting opportunity costs from recovery time and additional cost from complications, rubbers are real cheap.

Not to mention emotional cost.

Republican assholes always frame abortions as this whimsical thing women do, between errands.

It's very emotionally draining, often difficult decision even if you are sure you don't want / can't afford a kid.

The anti-choice movement has twisted this whole discussion so badly we're not even looking at the people most affected by all of this.

Yes but I was speaking relative to states where you can't get that. This would be a much more egregious decision in a state like Texas where it seems to be the prevailing legal theory that a woman is expected to die rather than have access to even a top expense abortion.

Not to mention how early term abortion pills will likely reduce such financial and opportunity costs.