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<blockquote data-quote="Returntosender" data-source="post: 951200" data-attributes="member: 29240"><p>Arizona Birth Control Bill Penalizes Women For Using Contraception For Non-Medical ReasonsArizona Birth Control Bill Penalizes Women For Using Contraception For Non-Medical Reasons - The Huffington Post Arizona legislators have advanced an unprecedented bill that would require women who wish to have their contraception covered by their health insurance plans to prove to their employers that they are taking it to treat medical conditions. The bill also makes it easier for Arizona employers to fire a woman for using birth control to prevent pregnancy despite the employer's moral objection.</p><p></p><p>Under current law, health plans in Arizona that cover other prescription medications must also cover contraception. <a href="http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/text/596074" target="_blank"><span style="color: #018bc7">House Bill 2625</span></a>, which the state House of Representatives passed earlier this month and the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed on Monday, repeals that law and allows any employer to refuse to cover contraception that will be used "for contraceptive, abortifacient, abortion or sterilization purposes." If a woman wants the cost of her contraception covered, she has to "submit a claim" to her employer providing evidence of a medical condition, such as endometriosis or polycystic ovarian syndrome, that can be treated with birth control.</p><p></p><p>Moreover, <a href="http://www.aclu.org/blog/reproductive-freedom/use-birth-control-youre-fired" target="_blank"><span style="color: #018bc7">according to the American Civil Liberties Union</span></a>, the law would give Arizona employers the<strong> green light to fire a woman upon finding out that she took birth control for the purpose of preventing pregnancy.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Returntosender, post: 951200, member: 29240"] Arizona Birth Control Bill Penalizes Women For Using Contraception For Non-Medical ReasonsArizona Birth Control Bill Penalizes Women For Using Contraception For Non-Medical Reasons - The Huffington Post Arizona legislators have advanced an unprecedented bill that would require women who wish to have their contraception covered by their health insurance plans to prove to their employers that they are taking it to treat medical conditions. The bill also makes it easier for Arizona employers to fire a woman for using birth control to prevent pregnancy despite the employer's moral objection. Under current law, health plans in Arizona that cover other prescription medications must also cover contraception. [URL='http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/text/596074'][COLOR=#018bc7]House Bill 2625[/COLOR][/URL], which the state House of Representatives passed earlier this month and the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed on Monday, repeals that law and allows any employer to refuse to cover contraception that will be used "for contraceptive, abortifacient, abortion or sterilization purposes." If a woman wants the cost of her contraception covered, she has to "submit a claim" to her employer providing evidence of a medical condition, such as endometriosis or polycystic ovarian syndrome, that can be treated with birth control. Moreover, [URL='http://www.aclu.org/blog/reproductive-freedom/use-birth-control-youre-fired'][COLOR=#018bc7]according to the American Civil Liberties Union[/COLOR][/URL], the law would give Arizona employers the[B] green light to fire a woman upon finding out that she took birth control for the purpose of preventing pregnancy.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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