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To: KLP who wrote (474914)	3/2/2012 7:47:12 PM
From: MJ	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794331

If a student is spending $3,000.00 while in college on birth control, that student is not minding the reason their parents or the government is paying for their education. I sure hope that Congress, both Democrat and Republican, don't fall for this shake down. If she or her friends want to engage in sex that's their business, however it is my business to say no to paying for their juvenile request. Wow, that sure is a lot of sex for $3,000.00 and expensive. abcnews.go.com/.../statement-Congress-letterhead-2nd%20hearing.p... According to Susan Fluke's testimonry: "Without insurance coverage, contraception can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school. For a lot of students who, like me, are on public interest scholarships, that’s practically an entire summer’s salary. Forty percent of female students at Georgetown Law report struggling financially as a result of this policy."

To: KLP who wrote (474914)	3/3/2012 12:06:45 AM
From: skinowski	6 Recommendations Respond to of 794331

>>>. At $9 a month, she would have enough pills to last for 333.33 MONTHS..... <<<< $9 or 19 or 99 - whatever Ms Fluke's contraceptive costs may happen to be, I have a hard time figuring out why I have to be the one who pays them. Enough that I'm probably contributing, indirectly, in some form or another, to her "public interest scholarship"..... even though, as a member of the public I have no interest whatsoever in her education. A thousand dollars a year on contraception? That young lady must be on a pretty exciting quest for knowledge. Someone should explain to this future lawyer that bar is not always a meat market.

To: KLP who wrote (474914)	3/3/2012 9:18:31 AM
From: Sr K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794331

I don't understand what the "during law school" has to do with the statement. Was this prepared testimony, or live? People make mistakes live. I think she meant the schools' healthcare costs [to students] and she reversed the 2 phrases. Maybe she was really talking about healthcare coverage costs. Here's another way to look at it: Without contraception coverage, [healthcare] insurance can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school. For a lot of students who, like me, are on public interest scholarships, ... It reminded me of the last Bush, Clinton, Perot debate when Marisa Hall asked how the "national debt" has personally affected them, but she really was asking about the economy. GHWB missed it and Bill Clinton took enough time to listen to her and he, some people say, won the debate and the election on that single exchange. Everyone knows the $3,000 cannot be just the cost of contraception, even for 3 years. But $250 a month for 12 months is possibly what the school charges for its student healthcare policy.