OH HELL NO

[moonwise]

Arizona wades into contraception controversy

The Arizona Senate is considering a bill that would give all businesses the option to exclude contraceptives from health insurance coverage. The only exception is if a woman can prove she is taking the contraceptives for other medical reasons.

Supporters say such a law would protect the religious beliefs of employers, while critics assert the tradeoff would be an affront to the liberties of employees.

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[skurtchasor.livejournal.com]

As a Testicled American who makes an effort to stay healthy and drops several hundred dollars a month on insurance premiums, they had damn well better cover my Viagra if I ever get ED.

I'll admit that this is a hard question (pun intended). If you're asking whether it's unfair/hypocritical/chauvinistic to cover ED treatment and not cover birth control, then the answer is a big YES. But if the question is whether to cover medication/treatment that allows individuals to avoid personal responsibility because a magic pill will fix it later...not so cut-and-dry. I dislike the idea of rewarding people for bad choices by covering these things with insurance, but nor am I comfortable with the idea that the ability to erase past mistakes depends on the size of one's bank account.