"What's all the fuss about? Catholics (and
others) aren't being required to use contraceptives, so what's the big deal?"
Didn’t Obama strike a compromise so that now contraceptives will
be available free-of-charge by health insurers. Why do we have to force health
insurers to provide for something that doesn’t cost that much? Everyone knows
that anyone who wants contraceptives has easy access to such measures
even if he or she does not have a health plan that
provides for them. The local friendly drugstore has aisles stacked to the
ceiling with condoms and other "family planning" measures, while
clinics such as Planned Parenthood hand out birth control pills and abortions
with abandon -- sometimes even to underage girls, as damning videos taken
by James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles have shown.
Obama has talked about contraception as if it were one of
our most basic human rights. Why? Because many liberals regard pregnancy as a disease
to be prevented. As Sen. Barbara Boxer said about free contraception
and abortion pills, “It’s medicine, and women deserve their medicine.”
Obama views the Constitution mainly as an impediment to controlling
institutions such as churches and families that stand between the state and
individuals. Congresswoman Gwendolynne Moore from Wisconsin said last week on the House floor that being exposed to the prospects of pregnancy is a danger to women's health and safety. I'm serious--you can't make this stuff up!
First of all, as far as the Obama administration is concerned, this is NOT
really about the availability of contraceptives for every woman.
Here’s where
all this is headed:
The next step on the part of the government will almost certainly force all religious institutions to provide access to health care insurance that provides coverage of surgical abortions. The Obama administration will argue that just like contraceptives, abortion should be available to all women, offered free-of-charge by health insurers (By the way, when Obama says “free” or “without cost”—who picks up the tab? Look in the mirror. That’s who’s going to be forced to pay for these additional costs).
Where does it end? Regular
exercise is good, so the President decides that all health care plans should
cover, without co-pay, access to regular exercise classes. What about
Prilosec which would benefit me and others who suffer from acid-reflux? What
about our teeth? Shouldn’t the government pay for our dental care? What about
sex-change surgery? After all, it would be discriminatory we are told by panels
of psychologists to deny sex-change surgery. And what about stem-cell research?
If the president decides that everyone should have access to cell therapy for
Parkinson’s and Alzheimers, why not. And what about elective euthasnasia?
Health plans will have to cover that as well because they offer it in Europe .
All of these rights which are NOT found in the
Constitution or the Bill of Rights will
be rights which our President will deem necessary as he forces us to bow to totalitarian
government control of every aspect of our lives.
In regards to this administration, this is not a simple
matter of making contraceptives available to all women, but part of a bigger,
grander strategy. If you don’t want a totalitarian government running your
life, and eliminating your freedom of choice, then make sure you vote to send Obama packing come November.
Interesting post, very relevant.
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