NEW YORK (NBC NEWS) - Since Donald Trump's election, some women have been busy making major decisions about their health care. Trump's promise to end the Affordable Care Act has some people scrambling to get in to see their doctor.
Some women say they're rushing to get long-acting birth control, fearing a Trump administration will end Obamacare's mandatory insurance coverage for contraception.
"More than anything, I felt violated," said Shana Hodosh, 21. She wasted no time making a major health care decision one day after Trump won the election.
"It's up in the hands of men who have never had to deal with it firsthand, and that's terrifying," she said.
She went to her doctor and got a long-lasting IUD birth control device - fully covered under Obamacare.
"In the event which seems more likely that we are going to lose our Affordable Care Act and not have these options over our body anymore, it's a long-term decision I can make now so I don't have to deal with it later," she said.
Hodosh is not alone. Thousands of women are having that conversation now that a candidate who vowed: "Repealing and replacing the disaster known as Obamacare."
President-elect Trump struck a softer tone while meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan.
"We're gonna fix health care and make it more affordable," he said this week.
What happens to the 22 million currently people covered under the Affordable Care Act remains to be seen.
Mayor De Blasio promises New Yorkers won't lose rights.
"We have a lot of tools at our disposal. We're going to use them. And we're not going to take anything lying down," he said.
As for Hodosh, she said there's a political benefit beyond the health reason for choosing an IUD now.
"Even at its minimum, five years, will last longer than Trump will be in office, thank God," she said.
While Trump has promised to end Obamacare, it certainly will not happen the day he is inaugurated.
It is possible that even if the Affordable Care Act is never overturned, certain coverage could be weakened or removed.
