In a potential "birth control revolution," American women may gain free access to the morning-after pill under President Obama's health-care reform law. The catch: First the administration must decide whether contraception qualifies as preventive care. Public health officials say there's no question that family planning saves lives, but social conservatives says contraception shouldn't be covered. Commentators weigh in on the debate:
Of course, birth control should be covered: "It's crystal clear that family planning improves the health of women and the children they bear," say the editors of the San Jose Mercury News. You would think that social conservatives who oppose abortion would support this idea: After all, "There's no more effective way to prevent [abortion] than making birth control readily available."
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