Speaking at a hearing on contraception, Sandra Fluke described an example of where not having contraception coverage at a religiously-affiliated organization — Georgetown University Law School — had serious repercussions.
Fluke said that over a law school career, paying for birth control out-of-pocket can cost up to $3,000, which many cannot afford. One friend, who needed it to treat a medical condition, had to forgo contraception because she couldn’t afford it. As a result, she lost her ovary. She is still struggling with the results of losing an ovary, including early onset menopause at 32 years old.
