from octimotor

There are some number of people who refuse to take privacy rights seriously. These refuse to heed calls to ‘keep statures and regulations off of people’s bodies’. See below discussion of USA Senate discussions relative to this point.

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From: Elena Perez, MoveOn.org Political Action
Date: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 4:48 PM
Subject: The Senate in your bedroom?
To: octimotor @ . . .

Dear reader,

Republicans in Congress want to put your boss right in your bedroom, deciding whether you have access to contraception and even what kind you can use—and the Senate’s voting on it tomorrow. It’s Senator Roy Blunt’s radical response to President Obama’s balanced approach to ensuring that women have access to birth control coverage.1

Senator Blunt wants to let any employer deny coverage for any health care treatment to which they claim a religious or moral objection. That means your employer could claim an objection to almost any kind of medical treatment: contraception, HIV treatment, vaccination, substance-abuse counseling, blood transfusions, prenatal care for unmarried women, or mental health care, just to name a few.2

We can stop the Blunt amendment and future attacks on health care access if we insist that our Senators leave medical decisions where they belong: in the hands of doctors and patients. But we have to act before tomorrow’s crucial vote.

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The Blunt amendment was proposed to get around the new health care rule that ensures all women have access to contraception coverage, no matter who they work for.3 Under the guise of “religious freedom” the Republicans are attacking the very idea of comprehensive health insurance.4

Having someone else’s beliefs dictate your ability to get care isn’t religious freedom—and it isn’t good for workers, families, or public health and safety.

And this is just the latest in a long-running series of attacks on health care reform, women’s health care, and reproductive choice.5 We have to stop these attacks once and for all by bringing attention to the real issue. It comes down to one simple thing: Your employer’s religion shouldn’t decide what medical treatment you’re able to get.

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Thanks for all you do.

–Elena, Joan, Carrie, Marika, and the rest of the team

visit here to sign and tell the Senate that you don’t want your boss to decide if you get the health care you need.
http://pol.moveon.org/healthcoverage/?id=35767-21095459-azviUqx&t=2

Sources:

1. “GOP Tries to Add Contraception Repeal Language to Transportation Bill,” ABC News, February 9, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=271213&id=35767-21095459-azviUqx&t=4

2. “GOP Ups The Ante, Introduces Legislation To Allow Any Employer To Deny Any Preventive Health Service,” ThinkProgress, February 10, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=271211&id=35767-21095459-azviUqx&t=5

3. “Obama to Announce Contraception Rule ‘Accommodation’ for Religious Organizations,” ABC News, February 10, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=271214&id=35767-21095459-azviUqx&t=6

4. “The Blunt Amendment Takes Away Access to Critical Health Insurance Coverage for Millions of Americans,” National Women’s Law Center, February 10, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=271212&id=35767-21095459-azviUqx&t=7

“GOP Backs ‘Moral Conviction’ Waiver for All Insurance Coverage,” The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=271215&id=35767-21095459-azviUqx&t=8

5. “House Republicans Launch New Attacks On Health Law Regulations,” Kaiser Health News, September 16, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=271224&id=35767-21095459-azviUqx&t=9

“The GOP’s 10 Most Extreme Attacks On A Woman’s Right To Choose An Abortion,” ThinkProgress, December 27, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=271220&id=35767-21095459-azviUqx&t=10