Georgeann Allard Calendine, Vero Beach

Letter: Employers should pay for contraception to save insurers money

In regard to Ann Bolster's meandering letter of April 9, I would like to explain why corporations and businesses should provide contraception to women. Corporations and most businesses provide certain benefits to their employees besides a salary. This usually includes vacation time, sick leave and health insurance. Health concerns do differ for men and women because men do not become pregnant. On the other hand, men are more likely to have heart attacks and to engage in dangerous activities like rock climbing, sky diving, etc.

Health insurance companies sometimes discriminate against women by requiring extra charges to cover pregnancy and delivery, or abortions. They could save money (which is the bottom line), by providing women with contraception. However certain anti-abortion groups are opposed to contraception as well as abortion and sex education. Interestingly, anti-abortion groups and the companies are happy to provide men with Viagra and similar drugs. But they are "religiously opposed" to contraception. I find this extremely hypocritical.

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