BBC: Trump Rolls Back Access to Birth Control through the ACA

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Companies should not be mandated to provide birth control to their employees

BTW, the article is a good lesson in how words have no meaning anymore

Changing laws that Mandate bosses to provide BC to women does not mean that women are prevented from obtaining BC

If the government mandated that you must have a palm tree in your backyard, and then reversed that mandate, does that mean that you can't have a palm tree in your backyard?

It's about accessibility to medically required essentials, rather than whether or not they can have it. Stop with the false equivalences.

Did you know that birth control is used for more than just anti-contraceptive measures?

Words can always "have no meaning" depending on the context. However, in this case, you just chose to ignore the premise altogether.

To me, it is ridiculous to mandate that your boss pay for your birth control. If he/she wants to, then that is their right. But we as a nation aren't about mandating things that go against beliefs.

It's the height of hypocrisy to want the government out of your vaginal activity but then turn around want the government to pay for your birth control

Furthermore, it's insane to think that access is "over" for a woman if their boss doesn't pay for it

There are innumerable amount of options

Should Jehovah's witnesses bosses be allowed to not have their employee health plans cover blood transfusions?

Didn't think so. This has nothing to do with "religious freedom" and everything to do with conservative opposition to women enjoying sex without consequences.

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I dont see the problem with this , all this is doing is giving insurance companies the right to decide if they want to cover BC or not  . If you want it covered , then choose an insurance company what will cover it.


Only thing insurance companies should be mandated  to cover are : expensive surgeries , medicine what is vital to someone's health , and emergencies .

Most people don't have the privilege of "choosing another insurance company." If you get it from work, you take or leave whatever they offer you.

Even in the individual markets, there are often few or 1 option, especially if you're poor and need Exchange subsidies.

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Why do religious conservatives think birth control is bad? Do they advocate for unwanted children being born out of wedlock by teenagers etc.?

I'm not saying it's bad ,I'm just saying insurance companies should have a right whether they want to cover it or not (as long as taking the pill is not vital to their health ).

Again, do you also think that Jehovah's Witness bosses should be able to strike blood transfusions from their employees' health plans? Should scientologist bosses be able to strike psychiatrist visits? Should Christian Science bosses be allowed to strike all doctor visits? Should our medical coverage really be subject to the religious quirks of our bosses?

And what about things that are considered "immoral" by many but not peculiar to a particular religious group? Should your boss be able to say that he won't cover HIV medication because HIV is generally transmitted "immorally?" Should he able to decline to cover STD treatments, hospital stays related to alcohol poisoning, drug rehabs, injuries sustained while working on the Sabbath, etc.?

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No! My subsidized irresponsibility!

This isn't a sincere argument, because you're not arguing for other "irresponsible" behaviors not to be covered by insurance.