Catholic church leadership in Louisiana disagree with Gov. Bobby Jindal's support of over-the-counter oral contraception, the Archdiocese of New Orleans said Friday.
"We disagree with the governor's opinion because, as the Catholic Church teaches, contraception is always wrong," Archdiocese Communications Director Sarah Comiskey McDonald said.
Jindal, a Catholic, came out in support of access to the pill without a prescription in a Thursday night op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.
In the op-ed, the self-described "unapologetic pro-life Republican" governor of Louisiana said over-the-counter access would lower health-care costs, prevent government intrusion into citizens' lives and fight the influence of big pharmaceutical companies.
Jindal, who is in opposition to over-the-counter access to the morning after pill, said since Plan B is available in most areas, then birth control should also be.
In the op-ed, Jindal cited a December committee opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists which came out in favor of over-the-counter access to the pill "to improve contraceptive access and use and possibly decrease unintended pregnancy rates."
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Source: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/12/jindal_catholic_contraception.html
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