Re: “The Affordable Care Act and over-the-counter access to birth control,” Sept. 15 letter to the editor.
A package of birth controls pills. (AP file)
Is letter-writer David Hall kidding? Regarding the Affordable Care Act providing birth control for women, he writes, “As a man, I don’t appreciate paying for something that I don’t (and can’t) use.” Does he think he does not have a responsibility for a life he may bring into the world? He doesn’t oppose birth control — he just doesn’t want to pay for it so others can get a free ride. I really don’t want my health insurance to pay for Viagra so others can get a free ride, unless “when the moment is right,” their significant other is using ACA-provided birth control.
Mary Fran Allen, Denver
The writer is senior scholarship officer for The Denver Foundation.
This letter was published in the Sept. 18 edition.
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