Congress's New Bill Could Stop You From Getting Emergency Contraception
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Source: truthout
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
By Robin Marty, Care2 | Report
When it comes to conscience clauses, the simple truth is that no one wants to force anyone to do something that goes against his or her morals. But at what point does moral objections trump another person's right to care? That's a question that will no doubt be at the center of the new Trump administration.
Among many of the campaign promises that President Donald Trump made in order to woo the far right during his presidential run was a vow to protect "religious liberty" once he was in office.
Religious liberty -- at least when it comes to Christianity -- certainly hasn't been in any real danger, especially thanks in part to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, which forbids the government from "substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion."
[font color=Red size=small]An activist holds an emergency contraception package as part of a flash mob protest against it's
unavailability over the counter, May 14, 2013. A new bill would protect providers from federal,
state, and local abortion mandates if they conscientiously object. (Photo: lalvanova / Flickr)[/font]
But as the government has trended further in favor of the idea that women deserve to have sex without the risk of pregnancy, that committed couples of the same gender should be able to legally marry each other, and that those who are transgender shouldn't be forced to identity with a different gender, the religious right has cocooned itself into a ball where any law that causes them to deviate from the rules in the Bible is now officially infringing on their religious beliefs.
Now, they have a president that has promised to fix it all for them, and a Congress eager to help. First stop? Abortion.
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So basically, if the store owner's religion doesn't allow them to agree with their customer,
they don't have to provide that service, on religious grounds.
They're leaving a huge wake, as they take everything since FDR.
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