[NKP_Vet]

Another republican sell-out on the life issue. Maybe Jidal wants to be a Spankie Christie's running mate.

[norton]

Let the circular firing squad begin.

[Gay State Conservative]

Contraceptives are a medical issue as well as a societal one.If physicians qualified to make such determinations decide that a particular one is “safe” to use without a prescription (as is the case with aspirin,among other drugs) then they can make that recommendation.But such an announcement would address the societal aspects.

[Gay State Conservative]

Sorry...would *not* address societal issues.

[Psalm 144]

I’ve always said he is a strong support guy and a hapless leader. This is more proof. I wonder who he thinks he is pandering to in Louisiana, which is the most lovingly pro-family, pro-child state I have ever seen.

[Tax-chick]

It’s almost as if he’s saying, “If women want to take a potentially dangerous and usually unnecessary drug, let’s make it as easy as possible for them. Their bodies - their choices.” There’s a certain rational appeal to that, if it’s rational to think, “Let’s hasten the complete societal collapse in any way we can.”

[mosesdapoet]

Jindal is doing a pile on Allowing the media to drive the issue ( I don’t care what the polling is ...it’s a pseudo issue driven by the demo-coms)and is going down the same Romney/GOPE path. He above every one else who’s state has been affected by Obama’s socialist energy policy should be screaming about gas prices and the reason which affects the pocket book portion of the pill using “demographic” he wants to reach.
And forget about the pill pushers. It’s pockebook issue Bobby !

[a fool in paradise]

The medical profession is corrupt. Pediatricians believe that girls under 18 should carry a prescription for “emergency” contraceptives (abortion pills) in their pockets at all times so that they could immediately seek “discrete” treatment without an appointment or parental influence.

[Jabba the Nutt]

It's not a life issue. It's a self-ownership issue. Who determines what you take into your body? The government or you?

Why would an adult American need a note from a doctor to buy something? We're free people or we're not.

[dagogo redux]

It seems to me that society, and the future of this country, will probably be best served if the sort of women who want to avoid creating offspring while having lots of risky sex are allowed to easily accomplish this by taking a potentially risky medicine unsupervised.

Don’tcha think?

Darwin Awards, self-selection, culling the herd, cleansing the gene pool, and all that.

[maxwellsmart_agent]

That one thing will cost him dearly politically. While the party is taking one stance against Obama, Jindel is opposing them. Nest time he runs, that will be remembered by conservatives.

[newzjunkey]

You all have this wrong. Going OTC removes the problem for the Catholic Church and similar organizes created by ObamaCare requiring them to violate their consciences and teachings and offer coverage.

It places both moral choices and their costs in the hands of individuals.

I've only seen studies that debunk The Pill is an abortifacient claims pushed by some pro life activists.

The Pill also has other medicinal uses like hormone regulation.

The nanny state has already decided you'll foot the bill whether you disagree with contraceptive coverage or not, so why not take that power away from the nanny state and leave it to individuals to take personal responsibility?

[itsahoot]

Jindal for president... Woo, Wooo.

[rhinohunter]

This will make it very difficult for Jindal to get any traction in the 2016 GOP primary. Unless, of course he is trying to be the establishment choice in case neither Jeb nor fatboy run.

[Sloth]

Weird how many alleged conservatives on FR become statists when it suits them.