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Birth control reduces abortions, pregnancies
Orie Brown
Apr. 26, 2014 4:00 pm
I agree with Becky Leaven's March 19 letter, 'Birth control should not be exempt in coverage.”
I believe that every employer should have to supply birth control. It is not right for people to push their religious beliefs onto someone; by employers supplying birth control, it would stop women from getting abortions, which is even worse than birth control.
The CDC reports that 99 percent of women who are sexually active use some form of birth control at some time. Many young adults are having unsafe sex, so having employers cover birth control is a good thing because they have less of a chance to get pregnant.
Orie Brown
Belle Plaine
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