On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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*.
Is that the one where planned parenthood, who performs internal ultrasound before every abortion, testified that being required to perform an internal ultrasound before an abortion is equivalent to rape? > 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? See this is so fuuuuukin stupid. The argument is why a university needs to provide $1000 a year for contraception. It has nothing to do with the real argument of health issues and birth control pills. After all doesn't PP already dish out free taypayer funded condoms? > 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. Does the government mandate that insurance companies cover Viagra? No. Then why are we even discussing this? . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:347900 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
