The Pill and Society
January 18th, 2006
Last night after our round of cards, Fi, Chops and myself had a good discussion about the effects of the pill on society. The discussion revolved around the premise that the pill is probably not that good for women, due to the fact that it does affect their hormones to achieve it’s results. While on the surface the benefits of the pill are clear, regulated periods and birth control, the problems that it may be causing have not necessarily been discovered.
The fact that we are not entirely sure of the role of all of our hormones is to me the greatest danger. What if in 15 years we discover that women that have been taking the pill for 20 years are deficient in some important hormone and are dependant upon the pill. While this may be far fetched, to me it seems more likely that women may not be having natural emotional or physical responses during their period which may not be a good thing.
I think it’s important to say that I don’t think the pill is a bad thing, but it seems to be quite a major part of our society and it seems to be a largely unkown quantifier. I also think that a lot of young women who are sexually active believe they have to be on the pill because they think that their partners won’t have sex without a condom or that they don’t enjoy it. I think this is a far greater problem than the previously discussed, however it’s something for another day.