Maybe Rush was right.

Sandra Fluke, the woman who is famous only because Rush Limbaugh called her a slut, recently spoke at SMU. She says that access to contraception is the key to women's futures. I can agree with her on that to some degree. I remember as a young married couple, Mr. Essie May and I decided not to have children until we both finished school and at least he was established in a good job. That's just practical good sense. So I went to the doctor, and he prescribed birth control pills for me. We could have gone any of several other routes, at least some of which require no doctor. The cost was something that even we could afford. We had easy and open access to contraceptives, and all of those options plus more still exist for everyone.

But that's not what Sandra Fluke is talking about. When Sandra Fluke talks about access, she's talking about contraceptives to be given to women at no charge. Notice, I didn't say free contraceptives. Because somebody has to pay for them. It's beyond me why Sandra, who attended Georgetown University Law Center where tuition, fees, room and board combined are higher than the average American’s annual household income, thinks somebody else should pay her bills. 

One other point -- Mr. Essie May and I were married when we discussed contraception. Sandra is talking about providing birth control for women who aren't even married. Women who aren't married should have no reason to be concerned about contraception! Maybe Rush Limbaugh was right.

"Activist stresses equality." The Dallas Morning News; September 25, 2012; p. 1B.