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Curmudgeoness

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51. LOL, of course they take them.

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 02:35 PM

Feb 2012

And for birth control. If not, do you have any idea how huge the families would be today? And since they are not, there is only one reason for it......birth control. The patriarchs in the Catholic church keep their heads in the sand over this.

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If your Catholic Employer can deny you contraception insurance... [View all] McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 OP

and LynnTTT Feb 2012 #1

You make a very good point. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #2

The insurance companies would love it... no coverage for anything. Heaven for them. nt Bigmack Feb 2012 #15

Birth control for menstrual problems... pipi_k Feb 2012 #34

I also did the birth control for problems, Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #39

After suffering for years, I found BC pills were the only thing to control my migraines Kber Feb 2012 #52

I think the church will look the other way if you claim... kag Feb 2012 #50

LOL, of course they take them. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #51

Absolutely. WCGreen Feb 2012 #3

kicked, rec'd, tweeted, facepaged and emalied to Rachel!! annabanana Feb 2012 #4

Yes, yes, yes and yes. K&R. nt riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #5

I've been screaming this all week MountainLaurel Feb 2012 #6

Thank you. Nice work. yankeepants Feb 2012 #7

This was the First Thing I Thought Of fascisthunter Feb 2012 #8

Have to Correct You About Seventh Day Adventists dynasaw Feb 2012 #9

Corrected the journal to Jehovah's Witness. Thanks. McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 #12

Seventh Day Adventists don't believe in mental illness. provis99 Feb 2012 #49

Well done! EFerrari Feb 2012 #10

to pick a nit, jews have no real problem with pigs parts for medical purposes. unblock Feb 2012 #11

remember you're dealing with people who think slavery was just a "way of life". unblock Feb 2012 #13

Excellent! MuseRider Feb 2012 #14

Evidently, ProSense Feb 2012 #16

Surging Santorum is Catholic. He has used this "controversy" to his advantage. PassingFair Feb 2012 #30

Please, Please send this post to your local newspaper's letters to the editor eom mrmpa Feb 2012 #17

+1.. get this OUT there! annabanana Feb 2012 #27

k&r... spanone Feb 2012 #18

Morning kick This needs extra exposure. . . .n/t annabanana Feb 2012 #19

You know what? I think you're on to something here Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #20

Excellent post malaise Feb 2012 #21

As an agnostic employer I would do the tag thing that would go off fasttense Feb 2012 #22

i guess my concern is this... ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2012 #23

I think those days are coming to an end. rgbecker Feb 2012 #24

I believe most (all?) companies will stop offering insurance at all in 2014 and beyond riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #36

That is what I am seeing. I am on the Board of Directors kelly1mm Feb 2012 #40

Elimination of employer-sponsored health insurance is the ONLY way we'll ever get nat'l healthcare SoCalDem Feb 2012 #47

This wins: The Doctor. Feb 2012 #25

Actually.. If you are, say, a secretary in the Scientology annabanana Feb 2012 #26

Rubio and Machin (D!) have introduced a bill to allow anyone to refuse contraception coverage muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #28

Okay, so that hasn't happened yet. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #29

There is no way to make them eat maternity and child care. TheKentuckian Feb 2012 #44

Yeah, that's what I meant when I said it wasn't realistic. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #46

Manchin is an utter DINO MountainLaurel Feb 2012 #41

It's what the Catholics are asking for jeff47 Feb 2012 #31

Not "directly employed by a church"... I believe that the almost 20,000 people... PassingFair Feb 2012 #33

My employer pays for some of my health insurance. Vattel Feb 2012 #32

How much do they pay toward your insurance if you don't work? lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #37

K & R SnowCritter Feb 2012 #35

I worked for a while in a Catholic hospital--I'm a contraceptive-using Catholic, and most of TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #38

i hope this is getting wider coverage barbtries Feb 2012 #42

Recommending. nt TBF Feb 2012 #43

so if this is a sin, then can you refuse to work on Sundays? are these hospitals even open? Demonaut Feb 2012 #45

If more "exceptions" in coverage means less cost DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #48

That is one great post! Tripod Feb 2012 #53