Santorum: Birth Control Is Not Something 'You Need Insurance For' Because It Costs 'Just A Few Dollars'

Santorum: Birth Control Is Not Something 'You Need Insurance For' Because It Costs 'Just A Few Dollars' | Care2 Causes

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Santorum: Birth Control Is Not Something 'You Need Insurance For' Because It Costs 'Just A Few Dollars' | Care2 Causes

Rick Santorum told an audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) yesterday that insurance plans shouldnt cover contraception services because birth control costs a few dollars and is only a minor expense for women: SANTORUM: [I]nterestingly enough, here is what they are forcing them to do in an insurance policy, they or forcing them to pay for something that costs just a few dollars. Is that what insurance is for? The foundational idea that we have the government tells you that you have to pay for everything as a business. Things that are not really things you need insurance for, and still forcing on something that is not a critical economic need , when you have an economic distress, where you would need insurance. But forcing them even more to do it for minor expenses. Watch it: In reality, oral contraceptives or The Pill range between $35 an...

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@Joaniano » 14 Feb '12, 2am
EXCUSE ME? [link]
@pug_dad » 13 Feb '12, 5pm
OCP costs uninsured women $600-$900 annually. RT @BoloBoffin: Spoken like someone who has never purchased OCPl. [link]
@_spikedcake » 13 Feb '12, 4pm
!!!!! “@LOLGOP “@BoloBoffin Spoken like someone who has never had to purchase birth control... [link]””
@SonicBoon » 13 Feb '12, 3pm
"Mongo" Santorum...what a twit. RT @BoloBoffin: Spoken like someone who has never had to purchase birth control... [link]
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Santorum: Birth Control Is Not Something 'You Need Insurance For' Because It Costs 'Just A Few Dollars' [link] SO OUT OF TOUCH
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