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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMissouri state rep. is suing for a personal family exemption from the Obamacare birth control
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More at: http://jezebel.com/republican-sues-to-keep-wife-daughters-from-accessing-1148313604
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 dont 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
(131,107 posts)to access copay-free birth control through Wieland's state-provided insurance plan violates their Catholic faith,'
OmahaBlueDog
(10,000 posts)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
(43,890 posts)And he's trowing it back in His face.
elleng
(131,107 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)because their strong faith and righteousness means God won't let them get sick.
Warpy
(111,339 posts)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
(108,994 posts)HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)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.