In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that some companies cannot be forced to provide birth control and abortifacients to their employees on First Amendment grounds.
The left claims that by not forcing third parties to provide contraceptives and abortifacients to women, these companies are “denying women access to health care.” The left apparently believes that 1.) women are just life-support systems for uteri, and the only health care needs they have are for contraceptives, so that they may provide sexual gratification to men without risk of creating children and 2.) women are stupid, helpless creatures, who must have their contraception provided to them because they are incapable of getting it on their own.
It’s like saying companies are denying women access to food by not buying their groceries for them.
Birth control, by the way, runs about $9 a month for most women.
The left was really, really hoping that Church would once again be forced to bow at the feet of State, but it didn’t happen. So, they responded in the usual manner and spewed the f-word like a sailor with Tourrette’s while threatening Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court, churches, and America generally with vandalism, arson, and murder.
And then, of course, some of us question why, in a free society, the Government has any business whatsoever dictating to private companies what benefits they must provide to their employees.
All I know is that Sandra Fluke has some serious butt-hurt going on today. And I love it.
Regards,
Peter H.
If birth control, why not sore throat lozenges?
Because you can’t take a swipe at Christian morality by mandating throat lozenges.
I’m really glad this one went the way it did. It’s crazy that businesses are REQUIRED to offer health insurance anyway, not to mention “prepaid health care,” which is really what O-care is all about anyway. But libs really, REALLY believe that “I’m not paying for your stuff” is a gross violation of their rights.
Stacy McCain, over at theothermccain.com, had a good point. to the Left, nothing exists unless it is paid for, organized, and run by the State. private activity is nothing.
Only if you believe pregnancy is a disease.
“Today’s decision jeopardizes the health of women employed by these companies…”
What crap. If they’re going to play that game, I submit that the uncontrolled flood of people coming over the southern border sans any background checks or meaningful health screenings will jeopardize the health of people all over the place. There are people alive today who will not survive the year due to government malfeasance. They will die at the hands of gang members, drunk drivers, common criminals, and diseases not normally found in the US.
And what is it with “feminists”? One day, it’s “we’re just like men in every respect so let us be firemen, cops, combat soldiers, fighter pilots, etc” and then the next day it’s “we’re helpless little snowflakes whose every need must be attended to by the government because we’re so bloody helpless and oppressed”.
I think I’m getting aggravated.
San Fran now has a shower bus to go with its hook up truck. I guess the lefties in SF didn’t like their homeless rent boys being smelly.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/06/30/Homeless-People-Shower-on-New-Bus-in-San-Francisco
Fluke somehow managed to come up with thousands of dollars for her political candidacy. I should point out that the lowest dose birth control needs to be taken at the same time each day or it wont be effective, and teens/heavy drinkers might not be that responsible.
This is the degeneracy of the Left: a thin facade of enlightenment and tolerance that hides a creature entirely ruled by the base desires, wanton lust and irrational wrath. Theirs is a velvet-gloved fascism, a iron gauntlet wrapped in a silk handkerchief.
Of course, the left and its allies in the media (is there even a difference at this point) can be counted on to misrepresent the facts of this decision to promote their own agenda. There are something like 20 types of birth control available; this decision only applies to four of them, two “morning after” pills and two types of IUDs. But reading all the hysterical ranting and raving, one would never know that.
More men will die waiting for treatment at the VA than women who will die based on this very narrow ruling. I guess men dying at the hands of government is okay.
@ TnnsNe1: Well, considering the fact that the men who would die waiting on the VA are more likely to be conservative, yeah, I’m sure there are a couple liberals who are okay with them dying.
Implanon and Nexplanon are contraceptive implants approved by the FDA. Side effects associated with Implanon include:
Abdominal or back pain
Acne
An increased risk of noncancerous ovarian cysts
Changes in vaginal bleeding patterns, including absence of menstruation (amenorrhea) — although irregular bleeding may lessen within three to nine months
Decreased sex drive
Dizziness
Hair loss
Headaches
Mild insulin resistance
Mood swings and depression
Nausea or upset stomach
Potential interaction with other medications
Sore breasts
Vaginal inflammation or dryness
Viral infections
Weight gain
But, hey, it prevents the disease of pregnancy and your employer has to pay for it. Right? Fight the Power! Make someone else pay.
The lengths some people will go to in order to out do Mother Nature.
Heliotrope, menopause brings on a lot of those symptoms.
Insulin resistance could be brought on by the reduction in estrogen.
Vaginal dryness is definitely a sign of menopause.
Mood swings and depression is otherwise known as pre-menstrual syndrome and is also a sign of perimenopause.
Did I use HRT to combat those symptoms? NO!!
At the same time I think that women should have a good look at the problems associated with those contraceptives and then give them a wide berth.
Abstinence is far better than taking chemicals that mess with one’s biological system.
Also, taking the ultimate route of sterilization is not the best strategy because it also causes a number of issues for the woman. This is why I think that abstinence remains the best alternative.