OPINION: Contraception is not a partisan issue. Let’s stop treating it like one
Let us make one thing clear: Republicans support birth control. And they should not be afraid to say so.
Despite a fervent and almost frenzied effort by certain groups to frame conservatives as increasingly anti-contraception, the reality is the vast majority of Republicans — like their Democrat peers — believe in preserving access to birth control. In Idaho, arguably one of the most conservative states in the union, 83 percent of Republican voters agreed that access to contraceptives should be maintained or expanded in our state according to a recent survey commissioned by the Idaho Contraceptive Education Network. When asked about the importance of contraceptives in reducing unplanned pregnancies and abortions in Idaho, that number jumped to 85 percent.
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