Contraception, ACA, Religion and the ACORNification of Planned Parenthood
...modern women being told by Republicans that they’re not qualified to talk about their own sexual health, are dressed like “whores” and probably need birth control because they’re so slutty. And this is just in one day. --How The GOP Went Back To The 1950s In Just One Day | TPM2012 (2/17/2012)
Last week, Freshman Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) filed legislation to allow any employer, religiously affiliated or not, to refuse to cover any essential or preventive health service, not just contraceptives, based on the "religious belief or moral conviction" of the employer. ...
Our own Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) has signed on as a co-sponsor of the Blunt legislation. Brown spokesperson John Donnelly has confirmed to the Washington Postthat the Senator supports the Blunt legislation. So this is not an academic matter for Massachusetts voters. The Blunt proposal goes well beyond contraception and freedom of religiously affiliated institutions. "[M]oral conviction"...is in no way defined in the legislative language. So any employer could stop offering any medical service otherwise required by law to be provided to workers by invoking "moral conviction."
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Republican Over-Reach on Contraception - Health Stew - Boston.com (2/14/2012) -
(see also: Re: "Conscience clause": USAprogressive: No, Scott Brown The Blunt Amendment IS Not Like Kennedy's Bill (2/17/2012) http://bit.ly/xW6a58)
Just for the record, on the day that the Senate voted 51-48 to defeat the heinous Blunt Amendment (yay!) SUPPORTED BY SCOTT BROWN--Poll:
Most Americans Support Contraception Rule - Kaiser Health News (3/1/2012)
