Fighting for Choice…and Responsibility
[Jon sent the following email to members of the campaign earlier this morning.]
Over the last five years, radical activists have been waging a stealth campaign targeting reproductive freedom???and the choice they are targeting is whether Americans should be able to plan their families.
We??re not talking about access to abortion. We??re talking about access to contraception.
Contraception shouldn??t be a controversial issue. It prevents unintended pregnancies and prevents abortions.
Indeed, it??s the very medical breakthrough that has made widespread responsible family planning possible.
It wasn??t until the mid-1960s that women had legal access to contraception. Now women and families need to have access to contraception in health coverage.
Yet today there is a quiet war being waged regarding access to contraception. And here in Montana, most insurance plans don??t cover birth control, even when they cover Viagra.
I don??t think that??s right.
I have requested a legal opinion from the Attorney General of Montana to clarify whether insurance companies that provide prescription drug coverage must also, by law, cover contraception.
I think we have a good case and that we??ll prevail on this issue. The law is on our side. That??s good.
This is an issue of fairness and basic health for Montanans. It also gets to the heart of Montana values ??? freedom, choice, and responsibility. This is about making sure women and families have access to health coverage and Montanans can make their own decisions.
That means that soon, in Montana, women and families will have the insurance coverage they need and deserve.
That??s the sort of thing we should all be able to agree on.
Sincerely,
Jon Tester
PS Help us bring Montana values to Washington by forwarding this email to your friends and family, and asking them to join the campaign at http://www.testerforsenate.com/join/. Or make a financial contribution at: http://www.testerforsenate.com/contribute/.
Posted on Friday, November 4th, 2005 at 11:00 am. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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