Contraceptive coverage urged WASHINGTON (AP) - Women's groups are trying a new tack in their effort to force employers to include prescription contraceptives in health insurance coverage: It's against the law not to, they say. Sixty groups are asking the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to instruct employers that excluding birth control pills and other contraceptives from their health plans amounts to sex discrimination. Meanwhile, the fight to toughen the law was renewed in Congress, where legislation to force insurance companies to cover contraception was reintroduced. The issue gained steam last year when the male impotence drug Viagra came onto the market. Women's groups argued that it was unfair that many insurance companies covered Viagra and did not cover birth control. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559877615-af5>
