Viagra was introduced to the U.S. market in 1998. Within two months of its introduction, studies show more than half of all prescriptions for Viagra were covered by health insurance. Coverage for women's prescriptions for "The Pill" did not reach that level until oral contraceptives had been on the market in the United States for almost 40 years. If the goal here is to reduce unplanned and unwanted pregnancies (and therefore the number of abortions) it would seem sensible to make Viagra less affordable and oral contraceptives more affordable, not the other way around. More insight into the horrific gender bias of American society, insurance companies, and the Bush Administration.