Birth control is a public health issue

http://courantblogs.com/susan-campbell/2012/02/07/should-birth-control-be-covered/

Do people think access to contreceptives is a public health issue?

Pres. Obama is taking it on the chinfrom some groups on a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurers to drop deductibles and co-pays for FDA-approved contraception drugs and devices.

Some Republicans — including the party’s frontrunner for the presidential nomination — liken the policy an attack on religious freedom. But, as writes Sahil Kapur at TPM:
…the policy itself carves out an exemption for churches and doesn’t require any individual or employer to violate a religious belief — it simply ensures that their employees with different beliefs have the same access to birth control as all other women.

Do you think citizens should have access to no-cost birth control? Do you think access to contraceptives is a public health issue? I do, and if you do, too, you can sign a petition here.
And thanks, Cynical, for the link.

You can read more about how the act and contraceptives and preventative care here. And you can read more on Mitt Romney’s thoughts on birth control here. And thanks, Jennifer, for that link.