War on women: The GOP counteroffensive

“What has happened over time is the left [and] Democrats have been pretty effective at getting young women, particularly, to think Republicans are actually opposed to contraceptives,” said Johnson, who’s considered among the most vulnerable Senate Republicans next fall. “Nothing could be further from the truth.”

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Long-shot Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina, the sole woman in the GOP field, endorsed the concept of over-the-counter birth control in a speech at the Competitive Enterprise Institute last week, saying it would “drive down prices and increase availability.”

Democrats agree birth control pills should be more readily available over the counter. But they argue that the GOP plan would actually decrease birth control access for women by allowing insurers to get out of covering contraceptives — which could cost hundreds of dollars per year — sold over the counter. Under the GOP plan, they say, insurers wouldn’t be required to pay for over-the-counter drugs. And that, in turn, could leave many women struggling to pay for birth control.

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