Insurers must cover birth control with no copays

[fauxparadiso]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores.

The requirement is part of a broad expansion of coverage for women's preventive care under President Barack Obama's

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[lady_grace]

Wait, does this mean FREE birth control?

[fortunaestcaeca]

if you have insurance

[lady_grace]

yey for me, boo for the millions of women who don't have insurance to begin with.

[xochitl]

Yep. Maybe one day I'll have insurance again.

[ubiquitous_a]

It may sound cynical, but I think they held this in reserve so we would feel ever so slightly less despondent about this bullshit debt ceiling deal.

But, no matter what the reason, I'm very glad to see it.

[pennieblack]

Does anyone have a link to information about Representative Fortenberry's ideas?

[lisaee]

Good. I still can't quite comprehend living in a country which charges for birth control, though. Surely making it readily available would lower the abortion rate? Or is that too logical and soshulist?

(I have to admit that I'm still bringing a stockpile of pills with me on my year abroad though, even if I intend to go celibate. Thank god the NHS are letting me have a years worth.)

[lightbird777]

Too logical and soshulist. And there are unfortunately a great number of people in the U.S. who are opposed to birth control as well as abortion.

[lisaee]

I just can't understand it. I'm the product of a liberal English city, though. I assume it's got something to do with pre-marital sex and those wicked whores who enjoy sex?

[thecityofdis]

Yes. Virtuous women don't have sex drives - they simply lie back and think of England!

[salienne]

At least that's some good news coming out of the Administration lately.

Though this:

In a nod to social and religious conservatives, the rules issued Monday by Sebelius include a provision that would allow religious institutions to opt out of offering birth control coverage. However, many conservatives are supporting legislation by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., that would codify a range of exceptions to the new health care law on religious and conscience grounds.

wtf no

[aviv_b]

Exactly. So if I work for a Catholic Hospital, but I'm not Catholic, then I guess I'm sol.

[browneyedguuurl]

*headdesk*

[celtic_thistle]

Ugh fuck the social and religious conservatives. So sick of having to pander to their troglodyte asses.