Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Companies Fight to Ensure Coverage for Erectile Drugs

The New York Times > Washington > Companies Fight to Ensure Coverage for Erectile Drugs
Go figure. Apparently its drastically important for elderly males to have their Viagra. Meanwhile in states such as Texas, our illustrious legislators are promoting a bill to allow pharmacists and pharmacies the right to refuse to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception and birth control.

In many cases, birth control pills are not covered under insurance plans. Evidently that's not a problem to the men (and some ignorant women) in Austin or inside the beltway. Why should men have "lifestyle" help, when these same men are the first ones (often) to legislate away women's family planning choices?

Mr. Legislator, if you can't get it up, oh sad too bad. Women deserve family planning options first and foremost.

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