Monday, April 8, 2013

Just need to clarify this:

I recently saw a propaganda piece from Planned Parenthood, saying (basically) that the decision to use birth control shouldn't involve a woman's boss or congressman.  They are spreading fear that the lawsuits challenging the HHS mandate will cause women to lose all access to birth control.  My 10yo recently studied the "Appeal to Fear" in her logic class (Argumentum Interrorem in Latin, which I know because I'm raising little geniuses).  This is a classic example.

If the lawsuits succeed, that means an employer would not be required by law to provide health insurance that covers contraception with no out-of-pocket cost.  It has nothing to do with access.  Why is this somehow different than everything else in our lives, where the person who wants something is expected to pay for that thing?   Honestly, if you're asking your boss and your congressman to pay for something, they should have a say in whether you get it!  If you want privacy, don't ask someone else to fund whatever you want to keep private.  TINSTAFFL.

For many reasons that contraception is bad for women, bad for the planet, bad for relationships, and just plain wrong, look here.

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