Reproductive Freedom of Choice slowly disappearing.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/15300473-418/appeals-court-state-cant...
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/22/14026790-court-illinois-cant-...
In 2005, then Illinois governor Rod Blagovich ordered all pharmacies and pharmacists operating in the State of Illinois to sell the contraceptive known as Plan B. Immediately, the rule was appealed by pharmacists who stated that it infringed upon their religious freedom. The story does not mention if the pharmacists who appealed also refuse to carry condoms or any other form of birth control in their stores. Nor does the story question the pharmacists as to why they would carry medication which might interfere with God's chosen method of death for their customers. It only makes sense that if God specifically wanted Mrs. Smith to die of bladder cancer, then He would not want the pharmacists providing Mrs. Smith with medication which would interfere with His divine plan. But I digress.
It is not yet known if the either the ACLU, or the State of Illinois will attempt to have the US Supreme Court hear this case. However, what is clear is that the war on women's reproductive freedom of choice continues unabated.
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does anyone know why my picture will not appear?
any techies out there know what I did wrong?
I can't see your link to a photo site in the edit phase.
I see a blank bar with nothing in it in the site post, but that's it. I looked for the URL but I don't see it.
How about just posting the link to your pic in the comments
here?
ah, it is an very old pic of some American suffragettes
I was using a very old picture of American suffragettes to make the point that women have to be constantly vigilant regarding their 'rights'. Women and minorities do not have 'rights' in America, they simply borrow them until men decide that they are no longer their rights.
There is another way around this:
States could and should require all doctors, pharmacists, all medical providers to perform all services approved by the medical profession or they don't get a license to practice, period.
What, women are supposed to shop around and find out
everyone's religion, be familiar with every religion, prior to seeking the care they need?
What's next? One orthodox religion forbids working on the Sabbath. So everyone who works for a company that is open 24/7 or at least seven days a week, people of X religion do not have to be forced to work on certain days?
What about prayer? Must every corporation allow X amount of time out of the workday for employees to pray according the dictates of their religion?
In other words, my opinion is that if an employee works for a company that has practices that go against the employee's religion, then don't work for that company, find another employer.
just imagine if guns were treated like birth control
This country would be on the brink of revolution if guns were treated the same as birth control.
Are you being persecuted for your beliefs,or are you persecuting
Rev Emily C. Heath has come up with a great list of questions that should be required reading of all Americans who believe their religious freedoms are under attack.
http://www.alternet.org/belief/10-questions-help-determine-if-your-relig...
1. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to go to a religious service of my own choosing.
B) Others are allowed to go to religious services of their own choosing.
2. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to marry the person I love legally, even though my religious community blesses my marriage.
B) Some states refuse to enforce my own particular religious beliefs on marriage on those two guys in line down at the courthouse.
3. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am being forced to use birth control.
B) I am unable to force others to not use birth control.
4. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to pray privately.
B) I am not allowed to force others to pray the prayers of my faith publicly.
5. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) Being a member of my faith means that I can be bullied without legal recourse.
B) I am no longer allowed to use my faith to bully gay kids with impunity.
6. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to purchase, read or possess religious books or material.
B) Others are allowed to have access books, movies and websites that I do not like.
7. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) My religious group is not allowed equal protection under the establishment clause.
B) My religious group is not allowed to use public funds, buildings and resources as we would like, for whatever purposes we might like.
8. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) Another religious group has been declared the official faith of my country.
B) My own religious group is not given status as the official faith of my country.
9. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) My religious community is not allowed to build a house of worship in my community.
B) A religious community I do not like wants to build a house of worship in my community.
10. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to teach my children the creation stories of our faith at home.
B) Public school science classes are teaching science.
Scoring key:
If you answered "A" to any question, then perhaps your religious liberty is indeed at stake. You and your faith group have every right to now advocate for equal protection under the law. But just remember this one little, constitutional, concept: this means you can fight for your equality -- not your superiority.
If you answered "B" to any question, then not only is your religious liberty not at stake, but there is a strong chance that you are oppressing the religious liberties of others. This is the point where I would invite you to refer back to the tenets of your faith, especially the ones about your neighbors.