CU Dems and Republicans Agree on Emergency Contraception
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This is a really significant step forward for women, as support for a woman's right to use over the counter Emergency Contraception is acquired on the CU campus from both political parties. Personal choices should not be controlled by the government. This agreeance on the CU campus should be a model for Democrats and Republicans all over the country, at all levels of government and political activity. It's not simply a matter of Republicans vs. Democrats. It's a matter of women having control of their own bodies.
GOP & Dems agree on emergency pill bill
By CASEY FREEMAN Colorado Daily Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:05 PM MST
A House bill about the emergency contraception pill may have divided parties in the state government, but it has united some members on the university level.
The Colorado House of Representatives on Monday evening approved House Bill 1212. It would increase access to emergency contraception by allowing pharmacists to prescribe the "morning-after pill" to patients without a doctor's prescription.
While similar bills have failed multiple times, the measure passed this round.
"It's not the government's duty to control. It's an individual choice," said Ian Van Buskirk, chair of the CU College Republicans. "I want her to make the decision, not some bureaucrat in Washington."
Both major parties at CU are copasetic on terms of the emergency contraception pill.
"Now, either party you're from, any ideology can agree," said Ginsberg. "The passage is going decrease abortion and I think everyone can agree that is a good thing."
The pill in question is a type of birth control that can be taken after unprotected sex or when contraception has broken or failed. The pill is not supposed to be used as the only form of birth control, but only in emergencies. It does not prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
"It's a cost-effective way to back up birth control," said Kathryn Wittneben, the executive director of NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League) Pro-Choice Colorado. "This is like taking a double dose of birth control."
Much of the opposition has been from people who do not want pharmacists to be able to give prescriptions without a patient seeing a doctor first.
"This is widely supported by every medical and pharmaceutical community in Colorado," said Wittneben. "Doctors are very supportive of giving pharmacists this limited ability."
While Van Buskirk does have worries about this being a woman's only form of birth control, he said he has "no problem with it being over the counter."
GOP & Dems agree on emergency pill bill
By CASEY FREEMAN Colorado Daily Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:05 PM MST
A House bill about the emergency contraception pill may have divided parties in the state government, but it has united some members on the university level.
The Colorado House of Representatives on Monday evening approved House Bill 1212. It would increase access to emergency contraception by allowing pharmacists to prescribe the "morning-after pill" to patients without a doctor's prescription.
While similar bills have failed multiple times, the measure passed this round.
"It's not the government's duty to control. It's an individual choice," said Ian Van Buskirk, chair of the CU College Republicans. "I want her to make the decision, not some bureaucrat in Washington."
Both major parties at CU are copasetic on terms of the emergency contraception pill.
"Now, either party you're from, any ideology can agree," said Ginsberg. "The passage is going decrease abortion and I think everyone can agree that is a good thing."
The pill in question is a type of birth control that can be taken after unprotected sex or when contraception has broken or failed. The pill is not supposed to be used as the only form of birth control, but only in emergencies. It does not prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
"It's a cost-effective way to back up birth control," said Kathryn Wittneben, the executive director of NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League) Pro-Choice Colorado. "This is like taking a double dose of birth control."
Much of the opposition has been from people who do not want pharmacists to be able to give prescriptions without a patient seeing a doctor first.
"This is widely supported by every medical and pharmaceutical community in Colorado," said Wittneben. "Doctors are very supportive of giving pharmacists this limited ability."
While Van Buskirk does have worries about this being a woman's only form of birth control, he said he has "no problem with it being over the counter."
