http://www.tressugar.com Smart. Sexy. Fun. en http://www.tressugar.com/1578821 <a href="http://www.tressugar.com/1578821"><img width=106 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/17_2008/MD001064.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>US university students are <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=4713719&amp;page=1" target="_blank">paying about five times</a> more for the birth-control pill than they were a few months ago, due to a provision in the Deficit Reduction Act. Many lawmakers say the provision, which prevents drug companies from donating the pill to campuses as a way to attract brand loyalty, was an unintended consequence of the legislation.</p> <p>Activists, including actress <a href="http://uk.popsugar.com/tag/Amber+Tamblyn" >Amber Tamblyn</a>, want to fix the mistake and are lobbying Congress to pass the Prevention Through Affordable Access Act. They say there is no good reason to prevent the donation of medicines, which reduce the price of the pill for struggling college students. With the pill spiking to more than $50 a month (from $12) some female students report taking up more part-time work, or cutting back on their grocery or social spending. </p> <p>Still others, including proponents of abstinence, argue that it is irresponsible and detrimental to student health to distribute discounted oral contraception that does not prevent STDs.</p> <p>Will the price of the pill make it unfordable to some, and therefore lead to more unintended pregnancies, or will students just have less beer money? Is it fair that the financial burden imposed by the law is disproportionately felt by female students? </p> <p><a href="http://legacycreative.gettyimages.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.tressugar.com/1578821#comment News Congress Birth Control Amber Tamblyn Deficit Reduction Act Prevention Through Affordable Access Act STDs Preganancy Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:45:37 -0700 LibertySugar http://www.tressugar.com/1578821 http://www.tressugar.com/997287 <a href="http://www.tressugar.com/997287"></a><p>Actresses Amber Tamblyn and America Ferrera sat down to interview Hillary Clinton. I have to say, for all of Hillary's efforts at "humanizing" herself, this really made me like her. Amber asks Hillary about how she deals with personal criticism on the campaign trail. Check it out to see who she tells to "jump in the lake."</p> <p><center><object width="425" height="350"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://citizensugar.com/v/996483"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://citizensugar.com/v/996483" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center></p> <p>My vote is otherwise engaged, but I have to say, she seems like a perfect role model in this video. Even if you're not a Hillary fan, do you think she seems lovely and <i>real</i> in this conversation? </p> http://www.tressugar.com/997287#comment News Hillary Clinton 2008 Presidential Election Amber Tamblyn America Ferrera Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:03:00 -0800 CitizenSugar http://www.tressugar.com/997287