What's the difference between me and Mark Udall on contraception? I believe the pill ought to be available over the counter, around the clock, without a prescription. Cheaper and easier for you.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I believe that birth control is just like every other medication even though it's a controlled substance.
If you look at the cost of providing health insurance, it actually doesn't cost more to provide a plan with contraceptive coverage than it does without.
For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a basic health care necessity.
Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion.
The FDA is redefining birth control as abortion. The FDA is setting the bar higher for this kind of drug.
Contraceptives should be used on every conceivable occasion.
I went on the pill when I was 16, put on four stone... so that proved to be a very effective contraceptive.
It is essential that the women's preventive coverage benefit, including contraception, be available to all women, regardless of what health plan they have or where they work - as Congress intended. Providing access to birth control just makes good sense.
The best contraceptive is the word no - repeated frequently.
We're more effective than birth control pills.