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
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