http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/contraception This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Contraception en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200807200002 Discussing the issue of whether health insurance plans that cover Viagra should also cover birth control, Fox News' Bill O'Reilly asserted: "Viagra is used to help a medical condition -- that's why it's covered. Birth control is not a medical condition, it is a choice." But O'Reilly's assertion is contradicted by professional medical associations that have stated that pregnancy is a medical condition and that "[c]ontraception is medically necessary" for women. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807200002 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:44:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704100011 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704100011 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:23:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200608070008 A <em>Washington Times</em> editorial claimed that "[t]he FDA and [Dr. Andrew] von Eschenbach have decided that women 18 and over should have "access" to the contraceptive pill known as Plan B, "while younger women can still get it with a prescription," and that Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Patty Murray are "blocking" [von Eschenbach's] nomination [to head the FDA] until the FDA agrees to make "Plan B ... available without a prescription and without any restrictions on age or access." Both assertions are false. http://mediamatters.org/items/200608070008 Mon, 7 Aug 2006 19:46:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200605100014 David Muir's report on the "morning-after" pill, or Plan B, on ABC's <em>World News Tonight</em>, included a conservative group's claim that allowing sales of the pill without a prescription would be unsafe, but provided no scientific evidence to support the claim, while omitting the fact that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff scientists and outside advisory panels have recommended that the FDA approve allowing over-the-counter sales. http://mediamatters.org/items/200605100014 Wed, 10 May 2006 18:10:19 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200602160006 Rush Limbaugh said that Wal-Mart should charge "a thousand bucks a pill," for emergency contraception pills because "the last place you want to be is between a ... liberal woman and her morning-after pill." http://mediamatters.org/items/200602160006 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:42:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200602030005 Commenting on a Massachusetts lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart over its refusal to stock emergency contraception pills, Rush Limbaugh said that "the most dangerous place you can be is between a liberal woman and her morning-after pill." http://mediamatters.org/items/200602030005 Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:14:54 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200510270006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200510270006 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:33:39 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200506080006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200506080006 Wed, 8 Jun 2005 16:06:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200505100004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505100004 Tue, 10 May 2005 16:19:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200503300002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200503300002 Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:54:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200412080002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200412080002 Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:27:44 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200412030007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200412030007 Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:25:29 EST