Prevention First bills move on in Michigan House

Legislation on its way to the Michigan House floor would require insurance companies to provide prescription coverage for birth control. The package of nine bills, part of a 15–bill initiative promoted by Planned Parenthood’s Prevention First campaign, was passed by the House Judiciary Committee on Sept. 9. Legislation in the package also would require all pharmacies to fill birth control and emergency contraception prescriptions, require insurance companies to cover yearly Pap tests and set standards for sex education curriculum in Michigan schools. State Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, introduced House Bill 5158, a part of the package that would require crisis pregnancy centers to disclose all information about provided services. State News