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?
Would you vote for a candidate who supports outlawing hormonal birth control?
01/13/2012
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I think it's crazy to even think about making hormonal bc illegal. I think it's a poor decision on any candidate's part to claim support of it.
I'm not even 100% sure why it's an issue?
I'm not even 100% sure why it's an issue?
01/13/2012
I would be bedridden 2-3 weeks each month if hormonal bc were outlawed... so I would not support anyone who thought it should be. I can't imagine why anyone would want to outlaw it anyway.
01/13/2012
It's such an ignorant thing to stand for, I would never vote for that candidate.
01/13/2012
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Took the words right from me. I would be absolutely against it/them!
Originally posted by
indiglo
I would be bedridden 2-3 weeks each month if hormonal bc were outlawed... so I would not support anyone who thought it should be. I can't imagine why anyone would want to outlaw it anyway.
01/13/2012
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Has a candidate said this? That would be crazy!
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?
01/13/2012
I find it hard to believe that they could be so incredibly freaking stupid about that issue and magically smart and well-informed and reasonable about everything else, so no, I wouldn't. :B
01/13/2012
My understanding is that people who are opposed to birth control are opposed to all forms of it - surgical, hormonal, and barrier methods. I've never heard anyone say they were opposed to pills but not condoms.
01/13/2012
So this candidate wants to undo years of social evolution for women. I know for me my school work would suffer because one of the main reasons I'm on my BC is to help with the horrible back pain I get that used to make it so I wouldn't sleep for about 2 days.
01/13/2012
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Some people are against forms of birth control that only prevent implantation, rather than fertilization. In that case, they would be for condoms, sterilization, and forms of birth control that prevent the release of an egg, or prevent the fertilization of that egg.
Originally posted by
Silverdrop
My understanding is that people who are opposed to birth control are opposed to all forms of it - surgical, hormonal, and barrier methods. I've never heard anyone say they were opposed to pills but not condoms.
01/13/2012
I think hormonal birth control are just too commonly used that it would be a bad idea for them to be outlawed.
01/13/2012
Not a fuckin chance.
The amount of stupidity and mind-fuckery that would have to be present for that to be legitimately suggested and considered is so obscene I would not care how spot on anything else they had to say was.
No.
The amount of stupidity and mind-fuckery that would have to be present for that to be legitimately suggested and considered is so obscene I would not care how spot on anything else they had to say was.
No.
01/13/2012
Uhhmmm, NO!
01/14/2012
Uh, no. After having my period for 5 months hormonal birth control was the only thing that stopped it so no I couldn't vote for someone who wanted to get rid of it. Hormonal birth control is used for so much more than birth control reasons.
01/14/2012
Why vote for a stranger that wants to dictate what your body should and shouldn't be allowed to intake?
01/14/2012
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Absolutely not.
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?
01/14/2012
Many current Republican candidates for president have gone on record in support for "personhood" amendments, which would outlaw hormonal birth control, among other things. That group includes "Massachusetts moderate" Mitt Romney, even though you know he's just saying that to pander to conservatives. He'll take any position that suits him at the time. But somehow, that makes me even angrier.
01/14/2012
The Republican part is too entrenched in theology for me to consider voting for any of them, anyway.
I have nothing against religion, but it doesn't belong as a lawmaker any more.
It's a shame, really, but I just can't overlook their horrific stances on quasi-religious matters to listen to anything else they're saying because until they cut that out, I couldn't bring myself to vote for them, anyway.
I wrote a small essay on abortion once, and it's a very tricky subject and I don't believe either stereotypical party is going about things exactly the right way.
Meh.
Politics. :/
I have nothing against religion, but it doesn't belong as a lawmaker any more.
It's a shame, really, but I just can't overlook their horrific stances on quasi-religious matters to listen to anything else they're saying because until they cut that out, I couldn't bring myself to vote for them, anyway.
I wrote a small essay on abortion once, and it's a very tricky subject and I don't believe either stereotypical party is going about things exactly the right way.
Meh.
Politics. :/
01/14/2012
Definitely not!
01/14/2012
Which candidate supports outlawing hormonal birth control?
01/14/2012
Absolutely not, anyone that is either too dumb to be given the power of a public office or pandering to the equally dumb.
01/15/2012
oh god no.
01/15/2012
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John Boener, the speaker of the House. Plus a lot of other members in Congress. google it.
Originally posted by
RonLee
Which candidate supports outlawing hormonal birth control?
01/15/2012
i am not even sure if something like that could happen. Birth control is not only used for unwanted pregnancies, but for regulating some women's menstrual times.
01/16/2012
Absolutely not.
01/16/2012
Nope. I'm not a single issue voter either, but there are a few non-negotiable things that just aren't okay for any candidate I vote for, and this is one issue!
01/20/2012
Hell no. He doesn't deserve to be in office if he thinks that's okay. I:
01/21/2012
Access to my oral contraceptives keeps me cyst and pms free. I couldn't vote for someone who wanted to take away my access to such things.
01/24/2012
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My sister is the same way. Poor thing even throws up when she isn't on hormonal bc.
Originally posted by
indiglo
I would be bedridden 2-3 weeks each month if hormonal bc were outlawed... so I would not support anyone who thought it should be. I can't imagine why anyone would want to outlaw it anyway.
01/25/2012
Yikes. No way.
01/25/2012