by Karina
Web Editor
Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

(cross-posted on planned parenthood advocate)

Watch video of Bill O'Reilly HERE . 

98% of women use some method of birth control at some point in their lives and that women spend 68% more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men, in part because of reproductive health-related supplies and services, that there should be some kind of equity in health insurance coverage. 

Oh wait, that’s right. I’m not dumb. And neither is Planned Parenthood for making a completely justified argument. 

Bill, if you want to play the whole “Birth control is a choice” game, well let’s just say you lose. Birth control is often prescribed to treat many medical issues as well .  And come to think of it, it seems like you could probably argue that using Viagra is a choice too—just don’t have sex, right?

In all seriousness, the point is that BOTH men and women should have access to the tools they need to control their own reproduction and sexuality. Not just men.

Planned Parenthood 1, Bill O’Reilly 0.

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July 18, 2008 12:05 PM

[0+]  Logrus said:

Wouldn't it be easier just to keep track of when this guy was right about something? I'm kidding, of course, if you took that route you would never have anything to write about.

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July 18, 2008 1:12 PM

[0+]  Alicia said:

Sometimes his logic is just so faulty, so terrible. If he argued in a formal debate, he'd lose every time. It's so easy to find holes in what he says. But he just yells it and repeats his stories and he is able to convince so many people that he's right. Ugh

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July 18, 2008 1:55 PM

[0+]  Bee said:

I like Bill O'Reilly, and I think a lot of what he says make sense. But it INFURIATES me that viagra even exists, let alone is covered by insurance.

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July 18, 2008 8:08 PM

[0+]  wowcabbage said:

Wow, how rude of him.

Birth control is used to treat medical conditions, as you said. I just can't stand his self-righteous tone in this.

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July 21, 2008 8:38 PM

[0+]  AlexaD said:

Someone needs to remind that asshat that not being able to have sex (i.e, the main driving factor behind treating ED) is NOT a life-threatening condition, and therefore the treatment of it is purely elective. Or, in common parlance, a "choice." And of course, the overwhelming majority of Viagra prescriptions are used for recreational purposes, not true medical remediation.

Pregnancy, however, can have permanent deleterious medical consequences, and in fact can be fatal. Therefore preventing unwanted pregnancy is tantamount to preserving your own life potentially. Consequently, it is not a "choice" as he likes to frame it.

I wonder how the females who work on his staff can stomach their work? I mean, if I worked for him, I'd kill myself.

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