Chris Wallace: Fox News covers contraception for female employees

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story

Chris Wallace: Fox News covers contraception for female employees
By David Edwards
Sunday, March 4, 2012 15:20 EST

Last week, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said a Georgetown University student was a “slut” and a “prostitute” for wanting oral contraceptives to be covered by her health insurance — but it’s not clear if he feels the same about the female employees who receive birth control pills from Fox News.

During a discussion about women’s health issues on Sunday, Fox News host Chris Wallace revealed that the insurance provided by the conservative news network included oral contraceptives.

“Before coming on today, I checked with the women here at Fox News and it turns out that Fox News health coverage does cover — there’s a co-pay — but it does cover contraception,” Wallace explained. “When it comes to contraception, you know the idea that — and we’re not talking about religious institutions. According to the Blunt amendment, any — U.S. Steel, as I said, Fox News, any company could simply decide, we are not going to offer that. An insurance company could decide, one that has no ties to any religious organization.”

Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel argued that requiring basic health care for women was a slippery slope towards forcing employers to pay for “dental implants.”


Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/04/chris-wallace-fox-news-covers-contraception-for-female-employees/

[Vinca]

1. Well, obviously they're sluts and prostitutes.

Where did the sarcasm smilie go???

[underpants]

2. Fox News Blondes

[Cirque du So-What]

6. My eyes are burning

from the powerful stench of peroxides and other bleaching agents wafting from that photo.

[LiberalEsto]

7. Is there some kind of clone factory somewhere?

Or are these all robots with interchangeable heads?

[sarcasmo]

13. The Stepford wives factory.

[xxqqqzme]

14. And if they weren't

blond when they walked in the door, they were before they went on camera.

That is one mighty white bunch.

[onehandle]

19. I don't get it. Isn't that all the same woman?

[aaaaaa5a]

20. Women aren't individuals. Don't think. Value looks only. All must conform to one beauty standard.

This...












Reminds me of this....

You are being brainwashed.

[libinnyandia]

22. I wonder what the total would be if you added up their IQs:o)

[Jim Lane]

24. You've insulted all those women by lumping them in with Glenn Beck.

But, seriously, where did you get that montage?

[otohara]

25. All They Need Are Tiaras

I had no idea so many blondes work there.

[kestrel91316]

3. All those female news readers and chatterboxes on Faux need to wear their

"slut" and "prostitute" name tags right on camera.

[nolabear]

4. Okay. Good on 'em.

Hope it gets brought up at every opportunity.

[otohara]

5. Good - Hope They Never Miss A Pill

for the sake of the planet.

[greymattermom]

8. how about coffee?

Can Marriott deny coverage to employees who drink coffee?

[Iliyah]

9. hehehe, do onto others as you want

it done onto you, oh wait, that doesn't apply to the non-believers!

[Viva]

10. It's the Law

in New York State

-- 28 states require insurers that cover prescription drugs to provide coverage of the full range of FDA-approved contraceptive drugs and devices; 17 of these states also require coverage of related outpatient services.
-- 2 states exclude emergency contraception from the required coverage.
-- 1 state excludes minor dependents from coverage.

http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/spibs/spib_ICC.pdf

[HangOnKids]

11. "slippery slope towards forcing employers to pay for “dental implants.”

REALLY do dental implants have to do with the subject at hand? Kimberly Strassel is a fuckwittage.

[SemperEadem]

12. what a stupid non sequitur

Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel argued that requiring basic health care for women was a slippery slope towards forcing employers to pay for “dental implants.”

Well, as it stands right now, a whole lot of dental work isn't covered by insurance companies (that should be looked at again considering how the condition of the teeth and gums are connected to plaque in the veins, etc. and its ties to stroke and heart disease) and no one has been denied the free practice of their religion so far... Just like elective plastic surgery isn't covered and isn't going to be covered by insurance already---and people still have the free exercise of their religion.

so if a woman has had a radical mastectomy to deal with breast cancer, is strassel going to holler, scream and cry like the stupid little girl she is and say that reconstructive surgery should not be covered too?

THIS IS NOTHING BUT AN ALL OUT WAR ON WOMEN AND REDUCTION OF THEM TO SECOND/THIRD CLASS CITIZENSHIP. The next thing they're going to attack is women having the vote--hardly 100 years ago, we finally got the vote and now these neanderthals want to drag us by the hair back to the 17th century.

[high density]

15. It's 2012

The fact that we're talking about contraceptives is completely ridiculous. If this is and gas prices are the GOP's top issues then I'd say the pendulum is about ready for a fast snap back from the right.

[sakabatou]

16. Suh-PRISE!

[mrmx9]

17. Was it in response to all the visits to Fox News studios from Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich?

I can see why they would want to protect their female employees!

[jillan]

18. I would love to see all those blonde bimbos on faux with a baby bump...

[Islandlife]

21. Would it be to their advantage to have the Feds pay instead?

Make fox pay for their own if they want it. And even if they don't want it, make them buy it and provide for all.

[ghjtydger]

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