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But it's a fact that Santorum said he thinks states should have the right to ban birth control. The year is 2012, not 1300. It's looney to try to make that an issue in this day and age.
They should have that right. Actually "should" doesn't even enter into it. They DO have that right.
The constitution says what it says. It doesn't say what you want it to say.
Of course the activist Supreme Court would strike the ban down. But that's because the RBG crowd have a difficult time understanding that "it doesn't say what you want it to say" part.
Santorum never said that. he said that a state can make ANY statute that it wants. The interviewer was using birth control as an example. He was not endorsing the idea
No, Santorum DID say that, and God bless him for it. He's absolutely correct. Unfortunately he also said that he "would not support" state bans on contraception, though he believes they are constitutional.
Look, let's get this out in the open, shall we? Artificial contraception is a grave evil. It's use is plainly immoral and all Christians understood this for 1,900 years.
The effects of contraceptive use in this country have been utterly disastrous. The contraceptive mentality fuels promiscuity, abortion, and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Contraception has decimated families by robbing people of their natural support network (e.g., siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, in-laws). The lack of this support network has led to the rise of the nanny state and an exploding national debt. Contraception is destroying our economy by robbing it of producers, entrepreneurs, taxpayers and consumers. Population stagnation and decline always precedes economic collapse. Contraception leads to divorce because it undermines the strongest unifying force in marriage, the raising of children together.
Not only should employers not be forced to pay for it, but states should be free to restrict the proliferation and use of contraceptives and, preferably, to ban them altogether.
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They would be covered anyhow as you can still give birth without insurance, which again would lead to huge insurance premium hikes. Plus those kids that would be being born, likely wouldn't be in there was birth control available.
The whole argument is just the right wingers picking a side, and their minions automatically agree with it that's what they are "suppose" to do, without actually thinking for themselves
Unless you are some kind of religious fanatic that thinks people like the Duggers with 20 kids are the biggest blessing on earth, this whole issue is a joke.
Maybe if the government didn't encourage these unwanted pregnancies by giving extra money for each child, there would be less births.
"In the wake of a controversy over a requirement that religious institutions provide contraceptive coverage, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) now supports a bill that gives any employer the right to exclude any type health service that they find objectionable."
Interesting statement to say the least.
Yes, it is interesting.
I am sure good ole Mitch wasnt thinking of oncology or cardiovascular services when he stated the above.
No coverage to birth control means less people using it
Less people using birth control means more unwanted pregnancies.
More unwanted pregnancies means a boom in unwanted children and a skyrocketing birthrate, leading to more births and higher insurance premiums to accommodate.
More children means more doctors visits for these kids, which leads to higher premiums.
If the person cannot afford birth control otherwise, they likely are poor or have low income, that will have a huge burden on the taxpayer who now has a massive influx on people on welfare, a strain on the education system and more that leads to massive tax hikes.
A simple option to have birth control will save a monumental strain on the taxpayer and the country.
well you cant fix stupid,lazy or ignorant. I am sick of paying for it. your admitting your welfare people you defend have no brains and must have my meager wages for free.
The Obama campaign and all the media that is controlled by Obama are trying to make an issue that isn't there. No major republican is calling for a ban on birth control. Anything is better than running on his record.
It's not just birth control.
What about my toothpaste and deodorant? Seriously, why doesn't our national government require insurance companies to include free toothpaste, toothbrushes and deodorant? What about my daily aspirin?
Why doesn't government mandate my auto insurance pay the cost of my tune ups, oil changes and routine maintenance like tire rotations and changes?
I call it freedom. Employers shouldn't be forced by law to subsidize practices they believe to be immoral.
If employees want it, let 'em pay for it on their own.
You have hit on a fundamental difference between republicans and democrats. When it comes to freedom, sometimes there are conflicts. One mans freedom comes at the expense of another mans freedom. In such conflicts, republicans take the side of the strong while democrats take the side of the week. Why should women's access to birth control be controlled by her employer? Why not remove employment as a factor to access to birth control? Why allow employers to force their religious views on their employees?
I call it a lie, because all that shows is McConnell saying that the government does not have the authority to force a religious organization to offer contraception. Even when Bob Schieffer tried to get him to expand it he still specified religious organizations in his answer.
So, the fact that you call it a conservative "banning birth control" is your problem.
I cannot help that you are unwilling or unable to be intellectually honest.
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