Furthermore, as Amanda Marcotte has pointed out, the federal lawsuit filed by David Green and Hobby Lobby doesnt just object to the prescription of certain contraceptives, but to related education and counseling for contraception—in other words, they want to forbid their female employees doctors from talking to them about contraceptives. David Green and his family want to control the information a doctor can communicate to a patient. They say their religion demands this; that the Bible, as they read it, tells them its their duty. This is the same archaic nonsense my great-grandmother had to listen to in Italy: God demands that we keep information away from women. Really, David Green and his fellows would have made excellent 19th-century Italian priests. And in fact, it appears thats what CEOs (and big political donors) in this country are seeking to become: a new priesthood that governs every element of our daily lives and determines our futures for us. Thats exactly what my great-grandmother thought she was escaping when she came here.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:45:38 +0000
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