Birth Control Debate: New Hampshire Lawmaker Urges Married Couples To Practice Abstinence<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA New Hampshire lawmaker with a history of surprising statements suggested on Thursday that married couples who want to use contraception should practice abstinence instead of using birth control pill…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Y'know what? Screw it (no pun intended). I don't care if a government mandate includes an insurance plan requirement to include coverage that an employer religiously objects to — whether that's contraception, or abortion, or blood transfusions, or liposuction, or whatever. My moral decisions are my own, not my employer's. If I decide that medical … Continue reading “I've had alls I can stands, I can't stands no more!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106,109,134],"tags":[107],"class_list":["post-26498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plusposts","category-church-state","category-health-care","tag-ddtb"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26151,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/07\/the-contraception-rule-is-the-biggest-non-issue-of-all-time.html","url_meta":{"origin":26498,"position":0},"title":"The contraception rule is the biggest non-issue of all time","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 7-Feb-12 7:14am","format":false,"excerpt":"Which is, of course, why it's getting such dramatic play on the Right, as part of some mythical \"War on Religion.\"So, just to set things straight:First and foremost, under the regulation, churches and religious institutions that employ primarily people of a single religion are exempt from this requirement. Your local\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26260,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/10\/compromise-cave-let-on-contraception-coverage.html","url_meta":{"origin":26498,"position":1},"title":"Compromise Cave-let on Contraception Coverage","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 10-Feb-12 4:09pm","format":false,"excerpt":"The White House announced it would extend the contraception coverage exemption to religiously-affiliated institutions (like some hospitals and universities), as the US Catholic Bishops have been demanding.On the other hand, supposedly in such cases the insurance companies will be required to offer such free coverage directly to the employees, so\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26269,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/10\/yes-please-lets-ramp-up-the-contraception-zaniness-to-12-thanks.html","url_meta":{"origin":26498,"position":2},"title":"Yes, please, let's ramp up the contraception zaniness to 12, thanks","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 10-Feb-12 5:06pm","format":false,"excerpt":"I was wondering when someone would begin to feel some religious compassion for those feeling, breathing, ensoulled insurance companies that might have their personal faiths shaken and God-given religious freedoms offended by having to offer plans that include contraception, or anything else that morally or religiously bothers them.And so I'm\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26778,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/01\/senate-defeats-anti-contraception-bill.html","url_meta":{"origin":26498,"position":3},"title":"Senate defeats anti-contraception bill","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 1-Mar-12 10:28am","format":false,"excerpt":"Good for them in defeating the \"Blunt\" Amendment, even if it was only 51-48. #ddtb Embedded Link Senate defeats bill to reverse birth control rule - The Denver Post WASHINGTON\u2014The Senate has defeated a Republican effort to roll back President Barack Obama\u001bs policy on contraception insurance coverage.","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23981,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/22\/every-sperm-is-sacred-2.html","url_meta":{"origin":26498,"position":4},"title":"Every sperm is sacred","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 22-Nov-11 1:34pm","format":false,"excerpt":"So if a religiously affiliated institution (not a church, mind you -- though I have my questions about that, too) were to require employees to sign a contract saying that they would not use any of their salary to purchase contraception, would that be legal? Then why give them a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25614,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/20\/near-universal-contraception-coverage-its-a-good-thing.html","url_meta":{"origin":26498,"position":5},"title":"Near-Universal Contraception Coverage – It's a Good Thing","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 20-Jan-12 10:47am","format":false,"excerpt":"The Obama Administration has, surprisingly, not backed down to a looser requirement, and will mandate most employers cover contraception in their health plans, with no co-pay\/deductible. 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