No. A woman should have the right to control her own fertility. Preventing implantation is NOT killing a "person", for goodness' sake.
Would you vote for a candidate who supports outlawing hormonal birth control?
04/04/2012
This would be a serious negative issue in most parts of the country and informed voters would not let this pass. But no, not a vote for it.
04/04/2012
No I would not. I believe we have the right to use birth control.
04/04/2012
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The major issue is that Catholic organizations would not have to pay for hormonal birth control as part of their standard health insurance coverage that Obamacare is mandating that they provide. That's what all the brouhaha and accusations of a "war on women" is coming from.
Originally posted by
Liz2
No way!! But I believe the Republican issue is to have women to pay for hormonal birth control themselves and not from prescription insurance.
I certainly know that birth control is used for plenty of things besides controlling fertility (I use it for PCOS and endometriosis), but since the Catholic Church claims it violates their beliefs to cover it for employees, I don't see this is being an anti-woman issue. There are at least seven varieties of the Pill for under $10 a month at every Wal-Mart in the nation, and this would only apply to women covered by health insurance purchased by the Catholic Church, or other religious organizations that have a moral objection to providing birth control coverage.
04/04/2012
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Santorum would try to, he already has come close to endorsing it. (Google "Santorum" LOL!)
Originally posted by
snuggly
I haven't heard anyone endorse outlawing birth control on either side.
04/05/2012
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If a church run organization is making money, enough to pay lay people to work for them (and we know the Catholic Church as well as other churches do) they need to play by the same rules as other businesses.
Originally posted by
hyacinthgirl
The major issue is that Catholic organizations would not have to pay for hormonal birth control as part of their standard health insurance coverage that Obamacare is mandating that they provide. That's what all the brouhaha and accusations of a
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The major issue is that Catholic organizations would not have to pay for hormonal birth control as part of their standard health insurance coverage that Obamacare is mandating that they provide. That's what all the brouhaha and accusations of a "war on women" is coming from.
I certainly know that birth control is used for plenty of things besides controlling fertility (I use it for PCOS and endometriosis), but since the Catholic Church claims it violates their beliefs to cover it for employees, I don't see this is being an anti-woman issue. There are at least seven varieties of the Pill for under $10 a month at every Wal-Mart in the nation, and this would only apply to women covered by health insurance purchased by the Catholic Church, or other religious organizations that have a moral objection to providing birth control coverage. less
I certainly know that birth control is used for plenty of things besides controlling fertility (I use it for PCOS and endometriosis), but since the Catholic Church claims it violates their beliefs to cover it for employees, I don't see this is being an anti-woman issue. There are at least seven varieties of the Pill for under $10 a month at every Wal-Mart in the nation, and this would only apply to women covered by health insurance purchased by the Catholic Church, or other religious organizations that have a moral objection to providing birth control coverage. less
They don't want to play by the same rules as other businesses? They can staff their money making businesses (everything from schools to adoption programs etc) with nuns, priests, monks and volunteers. Good luck to them then.
They want to make money. They should have to play by the same rules that other companies who make money have to play by. Mainly, covering all prescriptions, and not leaving any out.
04/05/2012
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Good point, I agree!
Originally posted by
P'Gell
If a church run organization is making money, enough to pay lay people to work for them (and we know the Catholic Church as well as other churches do) they need to play by the same rules as other businesses.
They don't want to play by the ... more
They don't want to play by the ... more
If a church run organization is making money, enough to pay lay people to work for them (and we know the Catholic Church as well as other churches do) they need to play by the same rules as other businesses.
They don't want to play by the same rules as other businesses? They can staff their money making businesses (everything from schools to adoption programs etc) with nuns, priests, monks and volunteers. Good luck to them then.
They want to make money. They should have to play by the same rules that other companies who make money have to play by. Mainly, covering all prescriptions, and not leaving any out. less
They don't want to play by the same rules as other businesses? They can staff their money making businesses (everything from schools to adoption programs etc) with nuns, priests, monks and volunteers. Good luck to them then.
They want to make money. They should have to play by the same rules that other companies who make money have to play by. Mainly, covering all prescriptions, and not leaving any out. less
04/05/2012
Santorum is a nut case that does not practice what he preaches...case in point, his wife had an abortion after they found out their little one in progress had genetic disorders. He speaks against abortions of any kind on his "platform" though.
Taken with a grain of salt of course, because I have never cared enough to actually pay attention to what he says and get all of my information second to fifteenth hand.
Taken with a grain of salt of course, because I have never cared enough to actually pay attention to what he says and get all of my information second to fifteenth hand.
04/05/2012
I personally think the issue of birth control is being emphasized to get the public's mind off other things, but that's just me. I would never vote for a candidate who would outlaw BC. cough*Santorum*cough
04/05/2012
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"but since the Catholic Church claims it violates their beliefs to cover it for employees, I don't see this is being an anti-woman issue"
Originally posted by
hyacinthgirl
The major issue is that Catholic organizations would not have to pay for hormonal birth control as part of their standard health insurance coverage that Obamacare is mandating that they provide. That's what all the brouhaha and accusations of a
...
more
The major issue is that Catholic organizations would not have to pay for hormonal birth control as part of their standard health insurance coverage that Obamacare is mandating that they provide. That's what all the brouhaha and accusations of a "war on women" is coming from.
I certainly know that birth control is used for plenty of things besides controlling fertility (I use it for PCOS and endometriosis), but since the Catholic Church claims it violates their beliefs to cover it for employees, I don't see this is being an anti-woman issue. There are at least seven varieties of the Pill for under $10 a month at every Wal-Mart in the nation, and this would only apply to women covered by health insurance purchased by the Catholic Church, or other religious organizations that have a moral objection to providing birth control coverage. less
I certainly know that birth control is used for plenty of things besides controlling fertility (I use it for PCOS and endometriosis), but since the Catholic Church claims it violates their beliefs to cover it for employees, I don't see this is being an anti-woman issue. There are at least seven varieties of the Pill for under $10 a month at every Wal-Mart in the nation, and this would only apply to women covered by health insurance purchased by the Catholic Church, or other religious organizations that have a moral objection to providing birth control coverage. less
Your assuming that a religious objection can't be anti-women. This objection steam from the catholic church fundamentally patriarchal belief structure. It is anti-women when a bunch of celibate men ,the bishops, get to have more say in woman heath care issue then do actual woman. One of many in a long line of anti-women practices by the catholic church. The "religious freedom" angle is a smoke screen they where offered comprise where they wouldn't have to cover birth control, they still rejected it. link
04/07/2012
Such BS they give us to take things away from the real issues...
04/07/2012
Politicians have NO business practicing medicine. Hormonal birth control is used for many reasons OTHER than contraception.
04/07/2012
I wish this poll included the gender of the respondents.
04/07/2012
NEVER!!!!!!
04/07/2012
WTF no. I maybe vote on someone who'd make it prescription free but to make it illegal??
04/07/2012
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absofuckinglutelynot
Originally posted by
Rawhide
I'm not a single issue voter, and yes, this election will be mostly determined by economic policy issues. But could you vote for someone who supports (or claims to support) "personhood" laws that would make hormonal birth control illegal?
04/08/2012
You're kidding, right? Hell no.
04/08/2012
Never! That is definitely not a politician that represents my interests well.
04/09/2012
Not in a million years.
04/30/2012
Definitely not, because the health benefits alone make it a good thing. And frankly, I'm a fan of what people get up to in the bedroom, as long as it's not permanently harming anyone, is their own business.
04/30/2012
This just doesn't even make sense to me. Hormonal birth control pills also fix a lot of other problems that people have...such as really bad cramps, acne, etc.
05/04/2012
I would bleed substantially more without it so no. Besides, rich old white straight dudes in Washington have no right to tell me what I can't do with my body.
05/04/2012
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No way
Originally posted by
Rawhide
I'm not a single issue voter, and yes, this election will be mostly determined by economic policy issues. But could you vote for someone who supports (or claims to support) "personhood" laws that would make hormonal birth control illegal?
05/06/2012
Absolutely not. If the candidate said that they were for making birth control illegal, they'd lose my vote right then and there.
05/11/2012
Absolutely not
05/22/2012
Absolutely not
05/22/2012
never and i live in Virginia where that almost happened there were protests at the capital
05/23/2012
Nope
05/27/2012
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Hell. No.
Originally posted by
Rawhide
I'm not a single issue voter, and yes, this election will be mostly determined by economic policy issues. But could you vote for someone who supports (or claims to support) "personhood" laws that would make hormonal birth control illegal?
05/30/2012
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Even as a woman being with women, I think hormonal birth control is important.
Originally posted by
Rawhide
I'm not a single issue voter, and yes, this election will be mostly determined by economic policy issues. But could you vote for someone who supports (or claims to support) "personhood" laws that would make hormonal birth control illegal?
05/30/2012