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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Wed Feb 1, 2012, 08:13 PM Feb 2012

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Contraceptive Mandate Is Not About Religious Liberty, It’s About Female Liberty

VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/contraceptive-mandate-is-not-about-religious-liberty-its-about-female-liberty/

p.s. in my opinion President Obama's decision on this was CORRECT.
It's an INSURANCE issue and women's benefits issue, not a religious one.

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Contraceptive Mandate Is Not About Religious Liberty, It’s About Female Liberty (Original Post) Tx4obama Feb 2012 OP

It is about basic healthcare for 50% of the population. Warpy Feb 2012 #1

yup, and religious female church employees... mike_c Feb 2012 #2

Warpy

(111,283 posts)

1. It is about basic healthcare for 50% of the population.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 08:15 PM

Feb 2012

Constant childbearing would be an early death sentence for most women and most of them would be glad to go.

mike_c

(36,281 posts)

2. yup, and religious female church employees...

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 08:18 PM

Feb 2012

...are free to refrain from contraception all they want, as a personal choice. So they still have all the religious liberty they need.

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