 [ Symptoms ] should non sexually active teens have access to birth control especially when they have severe cramping  many teens often have severe cramping or other symptoms that are really hard to push through sometimes it can hold one is self back from doing many daily things even walking would you consider birth control an effective way of reducing the pain when just applying heat and taking midol or pamprin just is not enough just because teens may need birth control does not always mean the want to be sexually active and some have a hard time telling their parents that think of the health benefits [ Disease ] the person who claims another individual as a dependent for federal income tax purposes is responsible for making the payment if the dependent does not have coverage or an exemption but it sounds like both of you may be exempt based on the description of your income if you earn too little to file income taxes or can not find a health plan that costs less than 8 of your household income you will not be on the hook for the penalty