On the occasion of World Contraception Day, we come back to the recent measure announced by the government: free contraception for women under 25. Real or fake good news?
Thursday, September 9, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced that the pill would be free for all women under 25 from January 1, 2022. True or false good news?
We can say it, this is good news: because we went from 18 to 25, because it allows heterosexual and cisgender women to control their own bodies, and finally because it allows the load to be reduced. financial contraception.
But in reality, this is only a good start. Already, because after 25 years, financial independence is very relative. But above all, because men remain the great forgotten of this measure. The question of male contraception, that of the pill, is not raised. The mental and financial burden remains the same: the responsibility for contraception is assigned to women.
Finally, it does not mask the failings of the State in matters of sex education. Because the groundwork is where it needs to be done. Sexual and emotional life education classes could better involve young men in straight couples.