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In reply to the discussion: Why are women so outraged over a single issue? Because the 5 ungulates on the S.C. [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)86. Someone hasn't been reading their Cosmo...
From their article titled "13 Reactions to the Hobby Lobby Case That Are Completely Misinformed"
8. Birth control isnt medicine.
Birth control is prescribed by a doctor according to a patient's needs. The nonpartisan National Institute of Medicine qualifies it as preventative care. And while pregnancy is not a disease, it is a life- or health-threatening condition for many women. Before the advent of birth control, women died of pregnancy-related causes much more often than they do today. Research suggests that modern maternal mortality rates would be as much as eight times higher without contraception, and hundreds of thousands of women around the world see their lives saved and health preserved every year because of contraception access. That is vital medical care.
It's also worth mentioning that pregnancy is no cakewalk. It takes a physical, psychological, and financial toll much of which is worth the sacrifice when you want a baby. But preventing a condition that by definition radically changes your body and often compromises your health is indeed medicine (even if pregnancy can also be beautiful and wanted and joyful).
"The facts are clear: 99 percent of women will rely on contraception in their lives to avoid unintended pregnancy and plan their families and future," Gonen said. "This represents an immense benefit not only to millions of women and their families, but to our society as a whole. Planned pregnancies are far healthier than those that are unplanned."
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/advice/health/hobby-lobby-lies?click=smart&kw=ist&src=smart&mag=COS&link=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/advice/health/hobby-lobby-lies-SMT-COS
Birth control is prescribed by a doctor according to a patient's needs. The nonpartisan National Institute of Medicine qualifies it as preventative care. And while pregnancy is not a disease, it is a life- or health-threatening condition for many women. Before the advent of birth control, women died of pregnancy-related causes much more often than they do today. Research suggests that modern maternal mortality rates would be as much as eight times higher without contraception, and hundreds of thousands of women around the world see their lives saved and health preserved every year because of contraception access. That is vital medical care.
It's also worth mentioning that pregnancy is no cakewalk. It takes a physical, psychological, and financial toll much of which is worth the sacrifice when you want a baby. But preventing a condition that by definition radically changes your body and often compromises your health is indeed medicine (even if pregnancy can also be beautiful and wanted and joyful).
"The facts are clear: 99 percent of women will rely on contraception in their lives to avoid unintended pregnancy and plan their families and future," Gonen said. "This represents an immense benefit not only to millions of women and their families, but to our society as a whole. Planned pregnancies are far healthier than those that are unplanned."
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/advice/health/hobby-lobby-lies?click=smart&kw=ist&src=smart&mag=COS&link=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/advice/health/hobby-lobby-lies-SMT-COS
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Why are women so outraged over a single issue? Because the 5 ungulates on the S.C. [View all]
pnwmom
Jul 2014
OP
My FB friends, a diverse group, are spreading word about a march on DC on September 13th.
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#11
I just added a link to the OP. Oddly, it doesn't mention the exact September date,
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#22
EXACTLY. The HL case just HAPPENED to be about women, but the "religious views of corporations"
WinkyDink
Jul 2014
#48
I bet they want to remind people about this before the November election. So the timing's excellent.
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#60
It PREVENTS a medical condition -- pregnancy -- that physically stresses and even endangers
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#31
The law requires free contraception for women's health care don't know of any equivalent requirement
Leontius
Jul 2014
#63
Because your blood pressure drugs are not classified as preventive. They're for TREATING
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#114
It is not a single issue - it is the single issue - women are not people but corporations have more
hollysmom
Jul 2014
#13
That is the worst part. A corporation is more of a person, legally, than a woman is. n/t
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#115
You're probably right, but it raises a question: What WOULD be affected by the ERA?
Jim Lane
Jul 2014
#80
I am definitely going to DC on September 13. Thank you for telling us. Who else will be there?
Squinch
Jul 2014
#40
I have coxxydinia. I was officially diagnosed with Sjogren's last October.
littlemissmartypants
Jul 2014
#72
Why ungulates? They're pretty much harmless eaters of vegetation, AFAIK--
Jackpine Radical
Jul 2014
#41
You "forced" me to search wikipedia to find out what Mestelidae referred to.
AdHocSolver
Jul 2014
#53
The SCOTUS decisions are part of a scheme to transfer all political power to the 1 percent.
AdHocSolver
Jul 2014
#61
I think the September 13th will draw attention to the need to elect progressives
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#65
If men got pregnant, abortion clinics would be more available than ATM's and birth
randys1
Jul 2014
#81
How? 90% of businesses are closely held and could decide to follow suit if they chose.
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#96