I believe you are correct that Jindal’s “triangulation” is to remove the issue from the table, in order to take it away from Democrats.
I stll say, it is wrong. Republicans will never get the vote of “womyn” for which this is an issue. They wil lose the vote of many Conservatives who dislike sexualizing their children at an ever-increasing rate. It also admits the “government belongs in healthcare” argument, by injecting even more government.
How do you do this, anyway? I don’t believe that BC is by perscription, now, because of any laws, is it? It is for medical reasons, isn’t it? How do you “legislate” this? That sounds like something Democrats would do.
Beyond all of this, there is still a moral issue, that I believe is faulty to ignore. BC is not a “medicine”. It is not curing or treating an illness. Almost its only reason for existance is to enable recreational sex. I don’t know why Consevatives drop this issue. I don’t want to pay for Sandra Fluke’s recreational sex fund any more than I want to pay for her kegger-fund that’s needed to get a guy to want to lay her in the first place.
If woman want to buy their contraceptives over the counter why should that anyone’s business?
Just like any other drug that no longer requires a prescription. Politicians decide they want it available 'over the counter' and start passing laws and pushing the FDA to allow it to be sold without a prescription. Many drugs were once prescription only that are now available without one. Tens of millions of women have been using the pill for decades now. It's safe and there is probably no reason a prescription is required anyway.
By the way, it is already a conservative argument for many to get the government out of the drug regulation business. I would prefer it if far more drugs were available to the consumer without the need to spend a bunch of money at a doctor's office getting a prescription. If more things were available 'over the counter', an educated consumer could save a fortune. In some countries, prescriptions aren't required for most pharmaceuticals and somehow the people do just fine.
Almost its only reason for existance is to enable recreational sex. I don’t know why Consevatives drop this issue.
Umm, because conservatives like recreational sex too? Contraception really is a completely, entirely settled issue. There is only a very small percentage of conservatives that want to re-fight something that was collectively decided back in the 50's and 60's. Contraception is here to stay. Politicians like Santorum who want to preach to Americans and explain why contraception is "not okay" are part of the reason the younger generations avoid the Republican brand like the plague.