Satire and Birth Control Discussion

So in class on Tuesday we had what turned into a heated discussion about the issue that has come up in the news lately about insurance companies and birth control. The debate is whether or not birth control should be covered under peoples insurance. Some of the issues had to do with religious reasons, where companies/ CEO's of companies giving people insurance are against the use of birth control due to their religion. Another, main issue is that essentially people, no i'm sorry, women, are using government money so they can have sex. We were informed on this issue through the comedic, satirical news show "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart. On his show he showed plenty of clips showing how news shows and radio personalities, namely Rush Limbaugh, bashed this one woman doctor who went in front of congress to fight for the right to have insurance cover the cost of birth control. What I got from it all is something we briefly went over in class, is that all these Conservative, older generation people were concerned about were the sex aspect of the issue. That people were saving money for themselves and just having tons of sex. Limbaugh even had the audacity to call the doctor a slut/ prostitute. Honestly that was just completely uncalled for. And no one even cared to mentioned the benefits that come from women taking birth control, such as helping regulate menstruation cycles, ovarian cancer, acne and many other hormonal problems. Thankfully our class had enough to know those other benefits. Granted I am one on the side of using birth control strictly for preventing pregnancy, but another point we brought up in class was the contrast to insurance paying for what around 30 to 60 dollars of birth control per month (give or take), or paying to help a child to be born and live for 18 years or more. So seriously, I think it's clear what side of this debate I'm on. As for the satirical way it was presented to me, sure it was an entertaining way to find out this news, and sure I might be more likely to watch this type of news. However, whether it was presented to me this way or not I would still have the same feelings and comments I do about it as I do now.