Article: The Hartford Courant, Conn., Susan Campbell column: Squeamishness About Birth Control Is A Steady Habit We Should Lose.(Column)

Byline: Susan Campbell

Oct. 11--Imagine a world where the spam in your e-mail included not just multiple offers for cheap Viagra but deals on inexpensive birth control. Can you imagine it? If we're practically giving away the little blue pill, whose express purpose is to enable or enhance the sex act, then why is birth control for women still such a hot-button issue? A poll released last week by the state's Permanent Commission on the Status of Women says 86 percent of people surveyed thought all forms of contraceptives -- including the Plan B emergency contraceptive -- should be readily available to women. The poll, "Making Ends Meet," which is ...

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