covering your medication. Republicans do NOT care about women, and they never will.

jump on board also.

In addition, some medical insurance does cover OTC products such as allergy etc.

This IS a ploy by republicans to remove the mandate in Obamacare for covering BC. Nothing more! It's more bullshit from the bullshit party

reduced price that the Rx version costs, and I can name numerous examples.

As for your speculation to remove ACA coverage of birth control, perhaps that is valid, and that is why organizations such as planned parenthood are so important to provide birth control at low cost to those with or without insurance

Regardless, I would be very surprised if the FDA would approve the OTC for birth control pills, because of potential side-effects involved

Women on BC should be followed by their physician. There is ONE reason only republicans want this legislation.

should go OTC

They are the ones who prevented Viagra from being OTC because of potential side effects

However, this type of law isn't likely to pass, and the president will veto it.

The FDA will object mightily - hormonal medication isn't something they'd ever agree should be OTC. And I think that even in this political climate, enough congressmembers would be cautious to rule against the FDA because it would be politically stupid, especially on medication (medical devices and food labeling rules are another thing entirely). And you know they value their political hides above all else.

i CANNOT believe my state dumped mark udall for that smarmy, sleazy puke.

stemming from the gun control laws passed after the aurora shooting.

gardner is a koch whore and all sorts of dark money was pumped into that race.

have also been associated with an increase in blood pressure, benign liver tumors, and a slight increase in the risk of developing cervical cancer.

It is a form of hormonal contraception that is extremely effective, but I believe it should require a prescription, the same as that require for other hormonal treatments such as testosterone because of potential issues

The GOP thinks women are dumb enough to think this is a good thing. What it does, is open up an entire slew of cans of worms for keeping birth control out of the hands of women. Plus, as was mentioned, other forms of BC other than the pill won't be covered. Some of these are more effective than the pill.

Can you imagine the small pharmacies that will sue because they don't want to carry any BC? You know it'll happen, setting another precedent for women not to get the care they are entitled to.

individual who has issues with filling certain prescriptions, the pharmacy should be required to have a pharmacist on duty who doesn't NOT have any issues with filling any prescriptions

pharmacies or alternatives, but in my view any public company whose employee refuses to fill a prescription that the company sells, that person should be fired

The justice department should really get involved in this

In fact the Constitutionality of this Georgia law should really be challenged. This could apply to other prescription drugs also.

....with "religious freedom" laws and the like. Don't forget the SCOTUS sided with Hobby Lobby and their objections to the ACA's mandate for birth control. To me, this is a violation of the Establishment Clause - the employer is forcing their employees to abide by their religious beliefs. Private companies have no business forcing their religious beliefs on their employees. But we all know how that turned out.

that as its basis.

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Have you seen our newest ad? Colorado women lay out the truth about Congressman Gardner's 8-year crusade to deny a woman's right to make her own choices. Even though Coloradans twice rejected the radically anti-choice Personhood ballot initiatives, Congressman Gardner continues to push for a nationwide Personhood law in Congress, which would outlaw abortion even in the case of rape and incest and ban common forms of birth control. He even sponsored a bill to make abortion a Class 3 felony. Seriously? It's 2014!

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http://www.ontheissues.org/house/Cory_Gardner_Abortion.htm