Here’s an idea: In order to prevent pregnancy, let’s create a penis plug. I’ll get seven of my girlfriends together to design them.
We can make them in different sizes, in a variety of fashion colors. We can have a carrying case for men to slip discreetly in their wallets. Whaddya think?
That’s about as sensible as the eight stuffy old white men who are making decisions about women’s reproductive rights.
Shame on the Republican majority House Oversight Committee for convening to discuss the Obama administration’s stance on birth control and health insurance—eight men and not a uterus among them.
Moms, we need to have a voice concerning what is going on in Washington right now. No matter how we feel politically or religiously, we need to be heard.
Chairman Darrell Issa, R–Calif., turned away the only female witness, calling her “inappropriate.” Perhaps it was that she is an Obama supporter. Perhaps he nixed her because she is a Georgetown law student. Either way, Issa may never know if she were appropriate or not since he wouldn’t let her speak.
Before you, readers, come out and fillet me as a “left-wing liberal,” let me just say I’m a moderate Democrat Roman Catholic, fiscally-conservative feminist who joined the pro-life march on Washington in 1990. This isn’t about my political opinions. This is about being shut out of a discussion that is exclusively about us.
But thank God Viagra isn’t at risk of losing insurance coverage!
What Issa and his cronies need to know are all the other reasons why birth control pills are prescribed—not just to prevent contraception. There are countless reasons why hormone supplements are prescribed—many of which have no religious conflicts. I, myself, was prescribed them for migraine after a 12-day hospitalization with chronic, severe headaches. My priest didn’t have any problem with that.
Yet, our voice was silenced. If it were an issue concerning blacks or gays, there would have been witnesses representing those people. And yet, when it comes to women, there is still a double standard.
Women’s opinions are as diverse as we are. Issa, you aren’t a leader if you think we are going to tolerate being ignored. Thanks to your pompous politicking, I got out my checkbook and made a donation—and it wasn’t to your narrow-minded camp, either.
And if that doesn’t work, there is always the penis plug.
Rant all you want. Hey, I have an idea, wanna watch Obama's inauguration with me in 2013?
Once again, way off the mark doofus. There IS a "PENIS PLUG". Its called a condom! You never really do think things all the way through before spouting off! Laughable as usual..........
No. A medicine of responsibility. There are plenty of married couples in the catholic church who take birth control pills because they either do not want children, or do not want any more children, and who prefer not using condoms. The government is not FORCING anything. They are merely offering the option to everyone in the pool of insured who personally asks for it. Since the catholic church wants to be in this same larger pool of insured, and reap the financial benefits of what this represents, they must adhere to the rules that all the rest of the pool does. If they do not like these rules, the catholic church can self-insure all of their employees and can take responsibility for the fiscal realities of that on their own. The church has every ability to make this decision, but the reality is it costs more to insure people who base their decisions on superstition than it does to insure people who base their decisions on medical knowledge. If the church wants to be included in the same pool as I chose for its logical and medically based reasons, then they can not pick and choose which rules they want to follow anymore than I can. If I don't like the rules of my insurer, I would be expected to do the same, it has nothing to do with religion other than the non-stop desire for those in the church to continually see themselves as victims instead of being responsible for their own choices like the rest of use are expected to be.
You've given some a lot to think about.
You said " woman having to pay a copay for a birth control pill." Several other people have made similar comments. This isn't an accurate statement because these women aren't paying a co-pay, they're paying 100% of the cost of the drug. That's a big difference.
Once again, you're not understanding that in some plans there is NO coverage for birth control. It's not a matter of switching pharmacies. If birth control is not not covered, you don't pay a co-pay, you pay 100% of the cost of the drug.
Wonder if President Obama will ask this friends at Solyndra to give back thier bonus's? Considering a bonus is taxed at 50% you would think he would be in favor of paying everyone bonus's that means more taxes.
Would you be willing to be the person to tell this responsible couple face to face they can not enjoy the benefits of modern medicine? I doubt it.