Beware Republicans bearing gifts. Despicable creeps.

[sufrommich]

On Thursday, Republican Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) announced that they would sponsor legislation that would essentially let common forms of birth control (i.e. the pill) to be sold over the counter. According to the Huffington Post, The Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act would waive the FDA filing fee that birth control manufacturers pay, thus deregulating common forms of contraception into an OTC drug.

“It’s time to allow women the ability to make their own decisions about safe, effective, and long-established methods of contraception. Most other drugs with such a long history of safe and routine use are available for purchase over the counter, and contraception should join them,” Garner said in a statement...

But it seems like Gardner and Ayotte’s proposal is a sneaky way to effectively end Obamacare’s mandatory contraception coverage.

the proposal also represents a GOP end run around the Affordable Care Act provision that requires most employers to cover the full range of contraception at no cost to women. Republicans have long opposed and even pledged to repeal that rule because they claim it violates the religious freedom rights of employers who are morally opposed to birth control.


The mandatory contraception coverage under Obamacare applies only to birth control that requires a prescription. So if this bill resulted in various forms of routine-use contraception being sold over the counter, they would not have to be covered by insurance.


http://jezebel.com/gop-legislation-expands-birth-control-access-but-not-r-1706517927?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[BlueJazz]

1. "it violates the religious freedom rights of employers" That statement is a riot....

...in right-to-work states (like where I am..Florida)
I hear of people being fired for essentially NOTHING.

Was late twice in 4 months.
Was sick 2 days in a row.
Worked there 6 years....was let go (to hire a new person for cheaper pay)
And the most sickening one ...Won't fuck the boss. (I know this person well)

...and they crow about their morals regarding Religious Freedom. What a Joke.

[sufrommich]

3. I live in a right to work state too, Michigan.

Let that sink in,Michigan(cradle of unionism) is now a right to work state.

[BlueJazz]

4. When Michigan became right to fire, I had a lot "cussing going on"

[sufrommich]

7. I was stunned. I don't think I've felt that

blindsided about a political outcome since Ronald Reagan won the presidency in 1980.

[steve2470]

2. k&r nt

[procon]

5. With so many types of BCPs, how would the average woman know which one she needs?

Were not talking about headache pills where you can get safe and reliable relief with most any brand with a low risk of potential side effects. The formulas in contraception pills vary according to need, like a young woman needs something different than a woman approaching menopause. A woman with a prior history of cancer, high blood pressure, and many other health problems, needs to be carefully evaluated by her doctor for the most efficacious dosage.

This is just another example of the Republican's ongoing War on Women where they treat us with such disdain and contempt that we aren't even worth basic medical care... but don't mess with their Viagra, right?

[sufrommich]

6. They know hormone type/dosage amounts are critical to

proper and healthy birth control pills, they just don't really care.If a woman strokes out,it's her fault for not controlling her sexual desires the old fashioned way.

[Gothmog]

8. This is a nasty trick by the GOP