By: laurelboy2

laurelboy2 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:06:10 +0000

You’re an idiot. Why should the government use my money to pay for your birth control? Buy your own darned pills just like I buy my condoms. And, don’t use the Viagra-coverage argument; Viagra is to correct a medical condition. I agree with one statement you made: “…Using or not using birth control should be up to a woman, not her employer…”; the inconvenient part you left off is to conclude your sentence with “but at her expense.”

By: Catlick Boy

Catlick Boy — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:30:22 +0000

You are painting with too broad of a brush. Independent polls reveal that LGBT rights, including gay marriage and civil unions, are supported by a majority of Catholics, most of whom are not “right wing.” American Catholics have a long history of supporting civil rights for minorities, working for social justice, actively opposing war, and caring for the most vulnerable in our society. But most Catholics, including many gay Catholics, do not view reproductive services as an LGBT issue. On the issue of the HHS mandate that requires religiously-affiliated employers (i.e., Catholic hospitals) to offer reproductive services for women, multiple polls have shown that a majority of Americans — and especially Catholic voters — support an exemption for these organizations. The issue, plain and simple, is that the HHS mandate encroaches on religious freedom by requiring religiously-affiliated health care providers to offer services that they morally oppose. The false dichotomy that you present in your article (that people who oppose government-mandated reproductive services also oppose LGBT equality) is not supported by the facts.

Comments on: Women should make birth control decisions

By: laurelboy2

By: Catlick Boy