Tom Joseph
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Most women spend about 30 years of their lives using birth control, and that fact is part of the basis of a study being undertaken by the Institute of Medicine to help decide if prescription methods of contraception can be considered preventive care, and thus be eligible for purchase without a co-payment.
Kathi Di Nicola of Planned Parenthood says that national organization conducted a recent study that shows overwhelming public support for such birth control coverage.
"The vast majority of all voters support access to birth control under health care reform. Seventy-seven percent of Catholic women voters said that it should be covered, 71 percent of all voters, seven in ten Republicans, so it's something that the vast majority of mainstream Americans support."
Di Nicola argues that the issue is ultimately a matter of women's health.
"Fully covering prescription birth control make medical sense. We see women in our clinics every day that can't afford basic birth control. Women that are looking to plan their families and plan their futures, and we know that planned families are healthier families."
She adds that making birth control available at no cost makes it possible for women to use the method that works best for them, and reduces the rate of unintended pregnancies.
Planned Parenthood is asking women to speak out in favor of the coverage. U.S. Catholic bishops are opposing any requirement to cover contraceptives or sterilization as preventive care, saying that pregnancy is not an illness.
Kathi Di Nicola of Planned Parenthood says that national organization conducted a recent study that shows overwhelming public support for such birth control coverage.
"The vast majority of all voters support access to birth control under health care reform. Seventy-seven percent of Catholic women voters said that it should be covered, 71 percent of all voters, seven in ten Republicans, so it's something that the vast majority of mainstream Americans support."
Di Nicola argues that the issue is ultimately a matter of women's health.
"Fully covering prescription birth control make medical sense. We see women in our clinics every day that can't afford basic birth control. Women that are looking to plan their families and plan their futures, and we know that planned families are healthier families."
She adds that making birth control available at no cost makes it possible for women to use the method that works best for them, and reduces the rate of unintended pregnancies.
Planned Parenthood is asking women to speak out in favor of the coverage. U.S. Catholic bishops are opposing any requirement to cover contraceptives or sterilization as preventive care, saying that pregnancy is not an illness.
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