Missouri state rep. is suing for a personal family exemption from the Obamacare birth control

[OmahaBlueDog]

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A (male, Republican, natch) Missouri state representative is suing the federal government for a personal family exemption from the Obamacare birth control mandate on the grounds that it violates his religious liberty. Since we can assume that this male Republican is not worried about blocking his own access to a pharmaceutical made for and taken exclusively by women, we can conclude that this guy is basically suing to keep his wife and daughters from having the option to access free birth control. I guess I missed that day in Catechism when we learned about how the Church believes that the man's religion gets to determine his wife and female offspring's insurance benefits.

To be fair, State Rep. Paul Wieland isn't alone in his lawsuit; joining him is his wife, Theresa. The pair claim that simply having the option to access copay-free birth control through Wieland's state-provided insurance plan violates their Catholic faith, which famously views birth control as basically punching God in the face (God, in his omnipotence, has yet to use his magic to overcome birth control nor is he able to make fetuses less abortable, but give him time. Angels in Godlab are working around the clock to overcome the simple inventions of the people God created). Wieland and his wife have three daughters, all of whom would be ostensibly blocked from accessing birth control if Paul and Theresa's dumbass lawsuit is successful. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,


“I see abortion-inducing drugs as intrinsically evil, and I cannot in good conscience preach one thing to my kids and then just go with the flow on our insurance,” said Rep. Wieland, who has three daughters. “This is a moral conundrum for me. Do I just cancel the coverage and put my family at risk? I don’t believe in what the government is doing.”

Do lie-riddled arguments like this give anyone else an instant stress headache? Rather than pointing out all the falsehoods and laughable moral inconsistencies in that statement, I encourage all of you to Highlights: For Kids-style Seek N' Find them. Here's a freebie: birth control doesn't and never has induced abortions; it just interferes with ovulation and possibly sperm mobility. Go!

[elleng]

1. 'simply having the option

to access copay-free birth control through Wieland's state-provided insurance plan violates their Catholic faith,'

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. Yeah, I don't get that one either.

Does he not shop at Target & Wal-Mart because they have condoms for sale? If a generic formula for the pill is offered as a $5 generic, does he boycott the pharmacy?

[Xipe Totec]

3. I think they call it "free will" in Cathechism. The greatest gift God gave Man

And he's trowing it back in His face.

[elleng]

4. Right, Exactly, Thanks

[Xipe Totec]

8. Sad when an alleged Roman Catholic does not understand his own religion. nt

[Ilsa]

5. They should drop their insurance

because their strong faith and righteousness means God won't let them get sick.

[Warpy]

6. The poor overgrown two year old still thinks women are property

I have no idea what will disabuse him of that idea. I also don't know what to do about such men beyond divorcing them if we find ourselves stuck with one.

If he doesn't like birth control and abortion, he needs to avoid using both.

[pnwmom]

7. Maybe they SHOULD allow him to opt out

on the condition that he pay a higher premium for this birth-control-free insurance, because the insurers have to spend more on people who don't use birth control than on those who do.

[HockeyMom]

9. "Abortion inducing drugs"

These religious nuts think that regular BC pills induce abortions of fertilized eggs. Little hint for them. Don't breastfeed your babies because that can induce abortions of fertilized eggs. Oh, wait, GAWD is doing that.