Stop the Arizona birth control bill

[ksmith]

Boosting the signal. My Arizona friends love their state, but boy howdy, the state guv has gone off the rails.


Originally posted by seachanges at Stop the Arizona birth control bill

I never thought I'd be glad I no longer live in Arizona, but this recent spate of hateful, anti-women legislation being considered makes me so very grateful I left when I did. :/

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Originally posted by maryosmanski at Stop the Arizona birth control bill

I just signed the following petition addressed to: Arizona Senate, Arizona State Legislature, Debbie Lesko.

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Stop the Arizona birth control Bill

If this bill passes the senate then women of Arizona would be forced to provide documentation that birth control is for medical purposes only. The "company" would not be required to cover birth control if it was for prevention of conception. Additionally this bill would give companies the right to fire women if they discovered that she was using a contraceptive to prevent pregnancy
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http://www.change.org/petitions/arizona-sentate-arizona-state-legislature-debbie-lesko-stop-the-arizona-birth-control-bill#

I cannot even find the words to say how outraged I am at the idea of this particular piece of legislation.

Comments

[phantomminuet.livejournal.com]

Why isn't the insurance lobby protesting this move? It costs them a helluva lot less to provide birth control than it does to provide prenatal care and birthing services.

[phantomminuet.livejournal.com]

I just googled this issue. I think the bill has already been defeated in the Arizona Senate.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/03/29/453984/arizona-senate-defeats-controversial-birth-control-coverage-bill/

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this petition covers that bill or another iteration that's coming up for a vote. I wish they had provided bill numbers for reference.

As for insurance companies, they haven't been good in covering/promoting preventative care in my experience.