Join our Dissent: To the five members of the Supreme Court who have given bosses -- based on their own personal beliefs -- the power to deny women coverage for birth control: I dissent. Your ruling is an insult to the generations of women who have fought for control over their own bodies and their own futures. It is a step backward, and a threat to the future of womens health and rights in America. To employers like Hobby Lobby, who believe that their personal beliefs are more important than womens fundamental rights: I dissent. Religious freedom means that every person should be allowed to follow her own conscience, whether she owns a company or works for an hourly wage. Women earn health care coverage the same way they earn a paycheck -- and they shouldnt have it taken away because of the personal views of their employers. To the politicians who support the Supreme Courts decision -- and want to go even further to deny more women access to birth control: I dissent. I will continue to fight for the right of every woman to make her own private medical decisions without interference from anyone -- not her boss, not politicians, not the Supreme Court. I call on lawmakers at every level to take immediate action to protect womens access to health care no matter what their bosses say. This is about our health and our lives. This is about our fundamental right to have control over our own bodies. This is about justice. And Im not done fighting back. Mary Scott, Melville, NY Share this if you agree.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:23:58 +0000