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"  Photo: Getty Images Since the shocking Supreme Court decision ruling that Hobby Lobby and other closely held, for-profit companies can be exempt from providing birth control coverage to employees last month, birth control, insurance, and their pertinence to gender inequality have been the subject of a national debate. Currently, the White House is developing a new plan that will accommodate religious non-profits so that they don&amp;#039;t have to take certain measures to opt out of coverage. In the face of all this, many cultural influencers have expressed their own opinions on the matter, but Lena Dunham is one such name who is taking the extra step to open the discussion to her fans. Related: What the Hobby Lobby Ruling Means for Women The Girls star took to Twitter last night, revealing (and asking) the following:    I need birth control because I have endometriosis and it helps manage pain. Why do you? \u2014 Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 23, 2014    She then proceeded to retweet some of the honest (and awesome) reasons that people tweeted in response:    @lenadunham because I want control over my sexual health and reproductive future. And that&amp;#039;s OK. \u2014 Ali Vitali (@alivitali) July 23, 2014       @lenadunham I don&amp;#039;t want a baby yet and my periods were stupid heavy and now they aren&amp;#039;t :) \u2014 Rebecca Jankiv (@RJankiv) July 23, 2014       @lenadunham Because babies &amp;amp;amp; college dont mix. Also acne. \u2014 Megan Austin (@meganaustt) July 23, 2014       @lenadunham Because I am not physically, financially, or emotionally prepared for parenthood. \u2014 Casey Rae (@cgarci21) July 23, 2014       @lenadunham i am a man &amp;amp;amp; i demand the option be available for my gorgeous sister \u2014 Michael Korte (@MichaelKorteDuh) July 23, 2014       @lenadunham because I have a future jam packed with finishing college, starting a career, and traveling. A baby doesn&amp;#039;t fit into that yet. \u2014 breanna \u262E\u2661\u0AD0 (@BreannaB) July 23, 2014    And finally, she threw us her own bonus reason tinged with the Lena Dunham humor we know and love:    Oh, one other reason I need birth control: cuz once when I was menstruating real bad I said &amp;quot;my grandma only likes me cuz I&amp;#039;m on TV&amp;quot; \u2014 Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 23, 2014    Dunham has always been extremely vocal about her thoughts on these issues\u2014so much so that Planned Parenthood is &amp;quot;rocking out&amp;quot; with her on the tour for her upcoming memoir, Not That Kind of Girl. It&amp;#039;s a pretty awesome partnership and we&amp;#039;re excited to see what comes of it. Of course, there&amp;#039;s no better way to conclude than with Dunham&amp;#039;s own kicker:    Love hearing all your reasons for using birth control. And guess what? You don&amp;#039;t need a reason. \u2014 Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 23, 2014    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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