Gov. Bobby Jindal said oral contraceptives should be available over-the-counter in a Thursday evening op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. The self-described ?unapologetic pro-life Republican? governor of Louisiana said this would lower health-care costs, prevent government intrusion into citizens? lives and fight the influence of big pharmaceutical companies.
?As a conservative Republican, I believe that we have been stupid to let the Democrats demagogue the contraceptives issue and pretend, during debates about health-care insurance, that Republicans are somehow against birth control,? Jindal said in the op-ed.
Jindal cited a December committee opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists which came out in favor of over-the-counter access to the pill ?to improve contraceptive access and use and possibly decrease unintended pregnancy rates.?
Although the op-ed might seem like a shift to the left for the Catholic governor, Jindal also reiterated his conservative reasoning behind his support for the issue.
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