A provision in Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's (R) revised two-year budget proposal released Tuesday would repeal a state law requiring health insurers to cover prescription birth control.
The controversial anti-union proposal would also repeal the Contraceptive Equity law, which establishes birth control as a necessity for insurers to cover rather than "optional care." First introduced in 1999, it was enacted in 2009 under Gov. Jim Doyle (D). It took effect January 1, 2010.
“We have obviously seen over the last several weeks that Governor Walker has no respect for the basic rights of Wisconsinites,” said Tanya Atkinson, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin. “Now, he continues his assault on women and families by denying them life-saving health care and taking away their rights to be treated fairly in insurance coverage.”
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