between this and the state ultrasound initiatives, I am starting to wonder if the GOP platform isn't best summarized as "Girls having sex! ZOMG!" I realize that this sounds to most of us like it could be a lot of fun, so let's emphasize: to them this is a *problem*.
In this particular instance the sexual angle is sheer sensationalism and unnecessary in any discussion of whether contraceptive insurance coverage is good public policy. The staying out of bedrooms argument is superficially persuasive, but fallacious in context. Where the government actually enters the bedroom is when it singles out a drug and says oh but this involves sex so we won't cover it. The burden is then on the patient and provider to demonstrate that the use is for one of the other legitimate medical uses in women's health, and that's where the invasion of privacy comes in. Would you *really* want a committee reviewing records about your sexual organs? Nor is the "it's sexual behavior" argument legitimate, as insurance companies have uncomplainingly been covering Viagra. Their issue is not that a behavior is sexual. The *real* problem is that some insured institutions fundamentally believe that the place of women is to be barefoot and pregnant, and object to contributing to anything that works against that state of affairs. On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 12:38 AM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > > Sam, the only thing I know of that I have in common with you is that > we both have daughters. I believe that yours is older than mine, > perhaps 11 or 12 if I recall correctly. Now back away from the > partisan blinders for a moment, look at the words that that Limbaugh > used toward this young woman and tell me: > > How would you feel if he did that to your daughter? > > What message are you sending to your daughter if she reads through > this thread and sees what you write? > > What do you want your daughter to gain from this incident? > > Judah > > On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Who said it was 5 different men a day? Jump to conclusions much? > > > > Its just as likely (more likely in my opinion) she is in a monogamous > > relationship. > > > > On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> You obviously haven't seen her photo :) > >> Makes me wonder how she finds five victims a day > >> > >> . > >> > >> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I'm impressed that she is having sex 5 times a day and doing well in > >>> grad school. Makes me look like a slacker. We should be supporting the > >>> best and brightest and sexiest. Good job! > >>> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347894 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
