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| Wendy Davis slaps Supreme Court for 'disappointing decision to restrict access to birth control' |
| 2014-07-01 |
| [BIZBEATBLOG.DALLASNEWS] Texas Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic nominee for governor in 2014, issued a statement condemning the court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case. "Today's disappointing decision to restrict access to birth control puts employers between women and their doctors. We need to trust women to make their own health care decisions — not corporations, the Supreme Court, or Greg Abbott," she said. Abbott, the attorney general and her opponent in this fall election, issued a statement praising the ruling, which is below. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #16 What the hell is wrong with someone with a job that can afford a bit of birth control? Jeeze! What is wrong with these people? They want control but no responsibility. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-07-01 23:37 |
| #15 Her first time out, Wendy was vague; She aborted when pee wet her leg. Next she tried a catheter So no one would laugh at her; Didn't matter; she still laid an egg. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-07-01 17:58 |
| #14 'disappointing decision to restrict access to birth control' Not to be confused with Obamacare restricted access to any other medical process, procedure, or care for everyone else. It's all about who holds the power, not the actual execution of the power. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-07-01 16:54 |
| #13 Amazing to watch the left in a fit over a 'right' they've had for so little and hardly anyone has actually used at this point. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-07-01 14:37 |
| #12 Don't worry Wendy, Obumbles is bussing in more Dem voters across the border. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonuymous5839 2014-07-01 13:47 |
| #11 We need to trust women to make their own health care decisions You could start, Wendy, by holding an aspirin between your knees. I mean, this not about immaculate conception, right? How did you get pregnant? While you were sleeping? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-07-01 13:05 |
| #10 The Supreme Court decison was narrowly based on the Religious Freedom Protection Act (RFPA.) The act came about as a result of the Supreme Court's decision on Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon vs. Smith. The decision determined that states could deny unemployment benefits to a person fired for violating Oregon's prohibition on using peyote, even though said drug was part of a religious ritual (in this case, the Native American Church.) The decision determined that states have the power to accommodate "potentially illegal acts" performed as part of religious beliefs. However, states are not required to do so. The RFPA, being introduced by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and endorsed by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA,) as well as a number of other prominent Democrats, passed as a bipartisan measure by both the House and Senate. Both at the time had Democratic Party Majorities. The Act was signed by President Bill Clinton in 1992. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-07-01 11:23 |
| #9 decision to restrict access to birth control puts employers between women and their doctors As others have more eloquently stated, this did NOT put an employer between a woman and her doctor. It only took away the employers' money from it (the employee is still free to buy these items). |
| Posted by: BA 2014-07-01 10:37 |
| #8 Wendy Davis. For putting CORPORATIONS AND THE Government in your bedrooms. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-07-01 08:38 |
| #7 And consider the source - Abortion Barbie is a lying lefty. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-07-01 08:35 |
| #6 If you want your boss to pay for your contraceptives, then your boss gets a say so in whether she does or not. Pretty simple. Don't like it? Find a different boss. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-07-01 08:35 |
| #5 Wendy has come to realize that, short of an alien invasion, she's not going to be governor. The attempt to 'tack right' was screwed up by the fact that she can't keep her mouth shut, and as the adoring press has been hanging on every word, people know what she's said in the past. The only thing she can see to do now, ambulance chaser that she is, is to continue to parrot the left talking points, so the out of state money continues to flow. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-07-01 07:28 |
| #4 Access to contraceptives is not restricted. Access to your employers money for certain contraceptives is restricted. Much different concept to grasp for leftist who have GIVERnment subsidized lawyers, houses, sports stadiums, green energy...... |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-07-01 07:16 |
| #3 The dems had no problem with the Supreme Court when it supported the ACA. Strange, very strange. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-07-01 03:10 |
| #2 If the kid is not from Mexico, Dems don't want the kid. |
| Posted by: Thineng Angailet7166 2014-07-01 00:20 |
| #1 Idiot. 4 of 16 possible birth control items that Hobby Lobby had a problem with as they could induce an abortion. Regular pill, condoms, etc. are all fine and covered. So fuck you Wendy and the tyrant brigade you rode in on you misinformation spreading whore. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-07-01 00:14 |