Gov. Bobby Jindal said oral contraceptives should be available over-the-counter in a Thursday evening op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. The staunch pro-life Catholic Republican said this would lower health-care costs, prevent government intrusion into citizens' lives and fight the influence of big pharmaceutical companies.
Reactions to the op-ed have been varied and have ranged from whole-scale support to confusion over how this fits in the Republican governor's wider policy positions. See below for the reactions.
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS -- Communications Director Sarah Comiskey McDonald:
"We disagree with the governor's opinion because, as the Catholic Church teaches, contraception is always wrong."
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND -- President Cecile Richards:
"We completely agree that access to birth control should not be a political issue, and the vast majority of voters from both parties do, too. We welcome Governor Jindal's thoughtful contributions to the conversation on women's health. Unfortunately, his remarks stand in contrast to some of his colleagues in Congress who have tried repeatedly to eliminate the nation's family planning program, which helps provide low-income women with access to affordable birth control.? These and other legislative attacks on women's health are all too real, as we've seen just this week in Michigan.? We hope that Governor Jindal will help keep policymakers at the state and federal level out of women's personal health care decisions."
REDSTATE.COM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ERIC ERICKSON:
"Bobby Jindal is talking sense in the contraception debate." (via Twitter)
GOP Governor Responds to Popular Opinion, Voices Support for Expanding Access to Birth Control (Center for American Progress' ThinkProgress Blogger Annie-Rose Strasser)
Bobby Jindal's Smart Play on Contraceptives (Mother Jones' Kevin Drum)
Bobby Jindal Thinks Birth Control Should be Sold OTC So Women Don't Hate Republicans Anymore (Jezebel.com's Katie J.M. Baker)
Bobby Jindal Totally Loves Birth Control Now Because That'll Stick It to the Democrats (The Daily Kos' Kaili Joy Gray)
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Source: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/12/jindal_birth_control_op-ed_spu.html
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