Birth control has been in the news a lot lately.

Well, let me rephrase.

Birth control FOR WOMEN has been in the news a lot lately.

Whether it's on the political spectrum or in the entertainment industry, women's reproductive rights have been hotly contested in the past months.

As this is discussed, women themselves are discussed. Are they using birth control for the "right" reasons? This has become one of the key issues.

In a rush not to paint women as "sluts," people are quick to point out the many uses for oral contraceptives. It's beneficial for cramps. It helps with acne problems. It's used to control premenstrual syndrome.

These are all good and true. Most women who use oral contraceptives use it for more than simply contraception.

But most women use it for contraception as well. They use it because they want to have sex and not get pregnant.

This is okay.

The discussion about birth control revolves around women because we still have a problem with women having sex just for fun. We have a "boys will be boys" mindset, but when it comes to women, we'd rather think that