Responding (political post) -- Part 1

I thought the best way to answer the questions and comments in the pregnancy post -- would be to answer it more publicly as part of the blog.

If I'm honest -- my initial reaction was to be a bit pissed.
it's unusual for me to get anyone with a conservative bent who comments on my blog
either blog

and it's not really the place for it

afterall -- I'm an openly liberal writer of a kinky sex blog -- people don't get on their high horse here very often.

But I thought it would be best to address of the of the issues -- and it may take more than one post to cover it all -- bear with me.

Sqoodd wrote:

No way should the government be telling a private company that it will becovered in their policy. Birth control is already available at healthdepartments around this country. Besides, only one ever got pregnant usingabstinence in the entire history of humans. For us mere morals, it worksevery time it has been tried.Sqoodd

So -- Pt 1

No way should the government tell a private company what they will cover in their policy.

hmm -- really?

We tell companies what to pay for all the time.
We force companies to pay Social Security on your behalf  (not just what you pay) as well as a variety of taxes.
Many state governments require employers to purchase (or opt in) to workers compensation insurance.

Additionally -- companies and individuals are required to carry insurance on their cars
why do we do that?

it protects others.

so -- what happens when people don't have medical insurance

lots of things

1 -- they still get sick -- in fact -- they get sicker than people who carry insurance -- because they neglect preventative care.
2 -- they still get pregnant -- in fact -- the children that they have are sicker (and also don't have insurance) because of a lack of prenatal care
3 -- they still go to the doctor -- but they can't pay for it.  If they are eligible for public aid -- then the government (which means you and I) will pay for it.....but if they are not eligible for public aid -- then the hospital has to absorb that cost -- which raises the costs for the paying customers  -- guess who that is -- yup -- YOU and ME

and in reality -- NOT just you and me -- companies.

Companies then pay a higher rate of insurance due to increased costs -- and they also pay more because more and more companies are self insured.

you argue that companies should not have to pay for care that they disagree with.

what about HIV treatment?
should they have to pay for that?
aferall -- isn't AIDS God's just punishment for their dissolute lifestyle?
should we not just let them die before they pervert more people?

should they be able to dictate HIV treatment?
should they be able to force me to prove the reason why I need birth control to my employer (which AZ proposes) therefore violating my HIPAA rights to privacy? -- not to mention putting me at risk for discrimination (for which I am protected under GINA laws.

There are some things that we are all required to do to protect the community
to protect the greater good.

I believe we have a moral obligation to protect families
from unwanted pregnancies
from unnecessary poverty
from unwarranted stresses that increase domestic violence.

I believe in access to birth control
I believe in access to sex education
I believe in access to family planning up to and including abortion
I believe in supporting families under stress
I believe in protecting children

and I believe that the companies that benefit from our great society
that have grown prosperous
that have made the men and women who run them rich
have an obligation to protect that society

More on the rest of the statement tomorrow
and at some point -- there will be some more sex in my sex blog
10 more days of quarantine to go.