Bustle / Birth Control Is A Woman’s Responsibility — But Why?

"The fact that so many women bear the responsibility for sexual health is a conundrum," Xanet Pailet, a sex and intimacy coach, tells Bustle. "Part of me feels that it’s related to the patriarchal society that we still live in and the fact that at least with respect to birth control, only women can get pregnant. I strongly suspect that if men could experience abortions and childbirth, we’d be having a completely different conversation. I could also argue that it is our primary responsibility to take care of our own bodies so it make[s] sense that women are more concerned about birth control issues than men."

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