Rush Limbaugh says Fluke's birth control cost $3000 a year. Is that true?

[CBHagman]

67. Here's a link to testimony.

Given short attention spans and the cycle of actions and reactions, I counsel everyone to get the context as well as the content wherever possible.

In fact that's a good angle to use when either A) approaching advertisers for Limbaugh's show and B) arguing with family, friends, and neighbors about this case.

http://www.whatthefolly.com/2012/02/23/transcript-sandra-fluke-testifies-on-why-women-should-be-allowed-access-to-contraception-and-reproductive-health-care/

Sample quote:

“Without insurance coverage, contraception, as you know, 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. 40% of the female students at Georgetown Law reported to us that they struggle financially as a result of this policy.

“One told us about how embarrassed and just powerless she felt when she was standing at the pharmacy counter and learned for the first time that contraception was not covered on her insurance and she had to turn and walk away because she couldn’t afford that prescription. Women like her have no choice but to go without contraception.

“Just last week, a married female student told me that she had to stop using contraception because she and her husband just couldn’t fit it into their budget anymore. Women employed in low-wage jobs without contraceptive coverage face the same choice."