It should be a no-brainer.
Birth control reduces the rate of unwanted pregnancy and abortion.
Therefore, birth control should be widely available and easy to obtain. It should be as inexpensive as possible and drug companies should be encouraged to develop safer and more reliable methods. But, alas, this is America. And when it comes to matters of sex in this country, nothing is ever that simple. For all the obsessing we do about sex, we actually get very nervous when it comes to helping people take control of their sexuality.