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Planned Parenthood is pushing the government to include birth control pills.

Planned Parenthood has quietly launched a move to exploit the provisions of the pro-abortion health care bill President Barack Obama signed into law. The abortion business has launched a new effort designed to secure free birth control pills for women at taxpayer expense.

An amendment pro-abortion Sen. Barbara Mikulski attached to the health care bill allows “additional preventive care and screenings” for women to be covered by the government-run plan.

Federal officials are now determining what constitutes that additional preventative care and Planned Parenthood is pushing the government to include birth control pills. During the health care debate, pro-life groups worried the abortion business would push for abortions to be labeled preventative care and that could still happen.

Laurie Rubiner, Planned Parenthood’s vice president of public policy, talked about the move with Politico “We see this as a tremendous opportunity to get no-cost birth control in the bill and ensure that this part of women’s health is covered under preventive health,” she said.