Nancy Pelosi..."No apologies."

[cynatnite]

"The family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children's health, education and some of those elements are to help the states meet their financial needs. One of the initiatives you mentioned, the contraception, will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government. ... No apologies."

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_090126.htm

[aquart]

1. Nor should she.

[sandnsea]

2. If the feds pay for it, it reduces the states' costs

Has nothing to do with babies. Zip. Zero. Nothing.

[Deja Q]

3. A box of condoms vs welfare

I cannot argue her point as it is valid, but I have to worry someone will take their free condoms and turn them into hot air balloons. :(

How does one mandate the usage of said condoms? Or balloon doggies...

[yowzayowzayowza]

6. Spermicide.

Nuf said.

[freeplessinseattle]

10. oh yeah, been there done that, yuk

takes a lot to get that taste and tingle out of your mouth, yech.

[freeplessinseattle]

7. or what if...

they flush them down the toilet after proper use, a common mistake that creates great clog potential. who is going to pay for the plumber?

or what if they use them without enough lube and they break, or they leave them in a hot glove box and they become weak and break, or they keep them around too long just in case they get laid, but by the time that happens the 'ol wallet condom is in questionable shape...

or what if it encourages some people to have sex more, with multiple partners!

or some whacky people might decide to create whacky art, you never know!

oh, dear, that could be just too much of a risk that outweighs unplanned births and a burden on resources. unless we were somehow able to monitor their use...hmmm

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. (Pre)Fetuses are on the table.

Starting place.

[alexandria]

8. Pre Fetuses?

I am new here whats a pre Fetuses?

[Le Taz Hot]

12. Egg/sperm.

Pre-fetus. ;-)

Btw, welcome to DU.

[blue neen]

5. It's freaking common sense, so OF COURSE the Republicans will oppose it.

I'm so sick of Republican bullshit nonsense I could scream.

[DCKit]

9. Then start coming up with irrational positions in opposition to everything the Repukes propose.

Fight'n "Teh Crazy" with "Teh Crazy".

[Belial]

11. So this applies to poor people only?