tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239070883775529047.post8491329565289109891..comments2024-03-02T16:26:31.465-05:00Comments on The Middletown Insider: Guest Blog: The Democrats War Against WomenMiddletown Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10242085742226763775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239070883775529047.post-48197609764569537852012-04-19T13:51:44.736-04:002012-04-19T13:51:44.736-04:00Speak your mind on April 26--Public Session on the...Speak your mind on April 26--Public Session on the Mayor's proposed budget. Council Chambers either 6:30 or 7pm... Be heard. It's your money being spent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239070883775529047.post-9889899550500018252012-04-18T13:46:27.272-04:002012-04-18T13:46:27.272-04:00Actually, it's pretty clear that the contracep...Actually, it's pretty clear that the contraception case is an assault on women's rights, and that's a pretty straightforward conclusion. You can mask it as "religious rights," but the idea is that if a religion is blocking access to contraception, using government funds to support their operation, then that religion is necessarily blocking women's rights to choose whether to have a pregnancy, or to be able to use contraception (the pill) as an FDA-approved medicine to treat non-pregnancy related medical conditions entirely (like PCOS, endometriosis).<br /><br />Also, there's no constitutional right for religious groups to do whatever they want. But the Constitution does mandate civil rights under the 14th Amendment - i.e. a women's rights to control her pregnancies. Any religious group that violates civil rights, such as the Catholic Church's hospitals which are paid for by government subsidies, has no Constitutional protections.<br /><br />Just wanted to clarify that simple argument for any confused readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com