Pro-Choice GOP Warns Party That Contraception Fight Will Be A Disaster

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66. Because they're free, right?

Women can go down and have surgery for free, if it's for contraception, right?

Oh wait...no they'd have to pay out of pocket if it's not covered by insurance.

There is, however, a right to the free exercise of religion

I'm starting a new religion. One of our sacraments will be to sacrifice a Republican to our god every week. Why are you asking me to stop murdering people? You are trampling all over my religious freedom!!!

The right to free exercise of religion ends when you force others to exercise your religion.

In terms of power and force, no one forces a particular person to be Catholic or even adhere to their beliefs and practices.

In this case, they are. They are forcing non-Catholics to forego legal medical procedures.

Should Catholics who work for Muslim-owned businesses be forced to follow Sharia Law? Why not? You're trampling on that devout Muslim's deeply held belief.

Catholics will now be forced to pay fines if they would like to follow their beliefs robustly.

Not at all. They are still free to not use contraception.

Although you might need to spread the word a bit on that one, since 98% of Catholic women do use contraception. You're going to have a hard time convincing anyone that it's a deeply held important belief when only 2% of your followers agree with it.