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9. The endless march of the RW to take us back to the 19th Century...

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Wed May 31, 2017, 03:43 PM

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We tried to warn you - first they came for abortion - now it's birth control [View all] SFnomad May 2017 OP

What are the ramifications of this? Are they attempting to ban birth control? NoWheyJose May 2017 #1

Re: Are they attempting to ban birth control? SFnomad May 2017 #18

They want to make birth control expensive for women, Ilsa May 2017 #23

I worked for a Fortune 100 firm until 2000 and birth control was not covered in our insurance plan. SharonAnn May 2017 #38

I don't know of many companies that covered radical noodle May 2017 #46

Yes. Read the HLA plank that has been included in the GOP platform for decades. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #25

Same for IUDs, and hormonal contraceptives of any sort LeftyMom May 2017 #44

At the core, they're all religious arguments. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #50

Condoms are allowed drmeow Jun 2017 #57

Interesting theory. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #58

But these are (mostly) men drmeow Jun 2017 #60

I'm sure that's part of it. Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #63

The religious right doesn't compromise. Girard442 May 2017 #2

Yes get the red out May 2017 #8

Just one more thing to file under: "But Hillary is no different from Trump!!!" Blue_Tires May 2017 #3

But they still have to cover Vigara, right? sinkingfeeling May 2017 #4

Well yeah, boner meds aredifferentdon't you know? LOL irisblue May 2017 #5

Off topic, but . . . NoWheyJose May 2017 #6

Good one! deurbano May 2017 #26

My insurance doesn't . Viagra is medicinal for a medical condition Ohioblue22 May 2017 #11

There are husbands who are glad for birth control. So it isn't just for women. Demit May 2017 #14

Mainly the poster said that Viagra was covered by insurance and I Ohioblue22 May 2017 #15

Well, you plainly said Viagra isn't the same as birth control. Demit May 2017 #20

Well like i said Viagra isn't covered by insurance b.c. is . Idk why people Ohioblue22 May 2017 #24

Obviously you don't want to address my question. Demit May 2017 #32

I have. apparently it doesn't fit the answer you expected Ohioblue22 May 2017 #34

Totally knew what you meant... Charlotte Little May 2017 #52

Dude, you don't know much about BC, do you? justiceischeap May 2017 #19

Medicare Part D explicitely doesn't cover drugs used to treat sexual or erectile dysfunction progree May 2017 #28

True, but many HMOs do with a higher copay. sinkingfeeling May 2017 #43

Your link got chopped off. Thanks, good article. Here's the link progree May 2017 #53

There are also wives who are not glad radical noodle May 2017 #47

I imagine that's true it's one of the reasons planned parenthood is so important Ohioblue22 May 2017 #49

Yes! I never went to Planned Parenthood radical noodle Jun 2017 #55

Well, hell yeah that is about the almighty man. Doreen May 2017 #30

Days of the Theocracy by Kristin Lems no_hypocrisy May 2017 #7

The endless march of the RW to take us back to the 19th Century... Wounded Bear May 2017 #9

If this happens, the Democratic Party should take both the house and senate Freethinker65 May 2017 #10

SHOULD, yes. But will they? FiveGoodMen May 2017 #12

I think this might do it, IF voters are able to vote and be countrd Freethinker65 May 2017 #16

Now in an equillibruim, if there are more births, $350,000 in taxes and costs per new add on. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #13

Bastards! smirkymonkey May 2017 #17

it is also because they want to spend less on medical care for women. By the time demigoddess May 2017 #21

I think it's at least as much about control, since pregnancy costs a lot more than birth control. deurbano May 2017 #27

And pregnancy is more dangerous radical noodle May 2017 #48

I'm old enough to remember when the "conservatives" Mariana May 2017 #22

We already have radical Christian terrorists in America... A theocracy will not change that. keithbvadu2 May 2017 #29

It's About Turning Back the Clock to Women as Chattel dlk May 2017 #31

Their new motto: cynical_idealist Jun 2017 #62

For about a year, my birth control pills were covered 100%. SCRUBDASHRUB May 2017 #33

In the ACA, I think they have to offer a drug/device in every contraceptive classification for free progree May 2017 #41

Some of the right wingers see birth leftyladyfrommo May 2017 #35

Anything to protect the group of cells, but still.. fuck the actual baby. Amimnoch May 2017 #36

The anti-abortion debate is about controlling bodies: woman *and* men Dorn May 2017 #37

It has now gotten to the point where... Alt-Orange May 2017 #39

It's all about white babies. roamer65 May 2017 #40

I disagree; I think it's quite the opposite flibbitygiblets May 2017 #42

Impoverished women aren't using private insurance leftstreet May 2017 #45

It also PROVES the Republicans have been lying to the people for decades! They claim to be against napi21 May 2017 #51

Where the hell are reasonable men in this MontanaMama May 2017 #54

THANK YOU. nt raccoon Jun 2017 #59

Are we ruled by fanatical Catholic men? Ha! What am I thinking?! We're ruled by GREEDY men! WinkyDink Jun 2017 #56

"days of the theocracy" kristin lems niyad Jun 2017 #61