In the first case condoms are a few dollars a box and can be held onto a year or more if they go unused. Birth control pills are anywhere from $20-$50 a month on average depending on the type needed and must be taken every day or its ineffective. While in more affluent demographics that cost isn't much, in lower income homes it can be the difference between eating or contraceptive. Not all birth control works for all women. Further, many women benefit from birth control separately in that it regulates hormone levels and leads to fewer health complications in that regard.
Further, physical birth control aids, such as diaphragms, while definitely a good addition to prevent pregnancy are not effective at a high enough rate to depend on one absent the birth control pills. There are male birth control pills as well and most contraceptive plans cover them but most men aren't willing to take them for reasons I'm unsure of. Many insurance plans do actually cover condoms as well but few people look into it because it usually requires mail ordering them through a preferred provider and most people prefer to just buy them over the counter as their cost is quite low.
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