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Contraception Attack Must Be Rejected .


I got this from John M.on Facebook.
That is the theme for this year.
Get ready to work and let get him elected back to the office.
We need him.
Rick the Dick and Mitt is gaining on him.
Really do not care who wins this one,but the Republican are in trouble if Rick the Dick is the nominee.
He need to go to do something..He is putting on the weight there..
Fat is what they called it.LOL.
As I have been saying all along and will continued to do so.










Wanted to share this with you.


Contraception attacks must be rejected
By Monitor staff



Can the culture wars in Washington and at the State House get any more bizarre?

It is, of course, 2012, but you'd never know it from the public debate among our elected officials. Last week brought us Republican Rep. Lynne Blankenbeker of Concord - a nurse - singing the praises of abstinence as a cost-free alternative to contraception, even for married couples. And Republican Rep. Jeanine Notter of Merrimack warning that birth control pills lead to prostate cancer. And a wealthy backer of Rick Santorum pining for the good old days when, he said, women used aspirin for contraceptives: "The gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly."

Today will bring a committee vote on a resolution sponsored by the Republican leadership in the New Hampshire House calling on the federal government to rescind its rule requiring that health plans provide coverage for contraception. Coming later this session: a measure undoing the New Hampshire law that includes a similar mandate.

Is this what anyone imagined 21st-century politics would be about? Do Republicans really believe that debating the value of birth control will win them many votes?

For New Hampshire lawmakers who haven't given the matter much thought - the ones hoping to focus like a laser on the economy - here's a gentle reminder: The insurance mandates on birth control at the federal level and the one that has existed in New Hampshire for more than a decade with no controversy are good for women, good for families, good for your constituents, good for the community.

The new federal law requires insurers to provide birth control to women without a co-payment. The rules also eliminate the co-pay for other preventive measures, including prenatal care, counseling and equipment for breast-feeding, and screenings to detect gestational diabetes in pregnant women, HIV or signs of domestic violence. The state law requires insurers who provide prescription drug coverage to also cover birth control.

These are significant improvements in women's reproductive health. They are also financially prudent.

On average, women pay up to $600 a year for birth control pills, the most popular form of contraception. Compare that with the federal government's estimated cost of an uncomplicated pregnancy and childbirth: $7,600. And that's just the starting point when it comes to raising kids.

In other words, there is a serious financial saving to be had by helping women avoid unintended pregnancies. And when you consider that nearly half of all pregnancies are unplanned, according to the Centers for Disease Control, this is no trifling issue.

When this debate erupted earlier this month, President Obama's critics accused him of trampling on the freedom of employers who had religious objections to birth control. The compromise he struck - forcing the insurers, rather than employers, to pay - hasn't quieted the opposition. Suddenly, strangely, the debate was about birth control itself.

Insurance mandates are nothing new. In New Hampshire, state law requires health insurance plans to cover a wide variety of procedures and services - everything from hearing aids to chiropractic care to treatment for autism to artificial limbs to (at least for now) midwifery. Surely basic reproductive health services belong on this list.

We urge state lawmakers to reject the resolution aimed at the federal government. If and when GOP leaders introduce their bill to undo the New Hampshire contraceptive mandate, legislators must reject that one too.

posted on Feb 21, 2012 2:01 PM ()

Comments:

Let's hope they are so busy shooting themselves in the foot that Obama wins
by a landslide. Unplanned pregnancy and the consequences are a matter of
health.

comment by elderjane on Feb 22, 2012 5:12 PM ()
The GOP is getting more bizarre and out-of-touch with the majority of the American people by the minute. Nutso!
comment by marta on Feb 22, 2012 4:10 PM ()
John M.on Facebook must be an idiot!
comment by eddie on Feb 22, 2012 7:14 AM ()
Have you visit him?
reply by fredo on Feb 22, 2012 8:56 AM ()
I can't think the country at large will go for Santorum's views. I am trusting the country hasn't gone totally ape s... and will re-elect Obama, since all the Republican candidates are falling all over themselves to see who can be the most right wing.
comment by tealstar on Feb 22, 2012 6:38 AM ()
Yes,,they are falling all over themselves.I can believe Rick the Dick making headways.
The man has not money?someone is helping him with this.?
reply by fredo on Feb 22, 2012 8:58 AM ()
Fredo: There is nothing wrong with the word "fat." It is OK to use it. Some people, for reasons of their own, get offended too easily. This is your page on a blog. Say what you want.
comment by jondude on Feb 22, 2012 6:16 AM ()
Thank you jon.I really appreciated this.
reply by fredo on Feb 22, 2012 8:56 AM ()
A couple of bloggers were sort of upset as I used the work fat.They did not appreciated .
Can keep everyone happy though I try.I am not going to say anymore.
This is my feelings and let it be.If I offended anyone then I am sorry.
You know that I hate this man.
comment by fredo on Feb 21, 2012 3:52 PM ()
Sorry Fredo, I agree with Martin. Whether a person is qualified to do a job shouldn't be determined by their physical appearance unless the job requires good looks, such as Miss America or exceptional health, such as a pro athlete.

I'd rather have an intelligent president than one elected for looks. It's a lame attack to keep harping on the man's weight, as if you can't find anything in his political platform to disagree with and have to get personal.
comment by troutbend on Feb 21, 2012 2:57 PM ()
As you can see that I do not like this person.This is my opinion and do not have to apologized For the statement that I made.I have seen worse.




well did not realized that this word would cause so much problem.
I for one do not apologized but will rephrase the word there.
Martin was upset and not sure why.I know that he had a weight problem back then.But I never even mentioned this.That is why people have to lighten up.I have been called worse.
If a man is running for President at least be fit.To set an example.
Sorry,that you feel this way.But this is my thinking.

reply by fredo on Feb 21, 2012 3:48 PM ()
'He need to go to weight watcher.Did you see his stomach there.
Fat is what they called it.LOL.' I don't like him but that is uncalled for--not everyone is as thin as you are nor can everyone be as thin as you are--I feel that remark is totally out of place unless you are going to publicly call me fat too in print.
comment by greatmartin on Feb 21, 2012 2:21 PM ()
Not sure what you are saying there.This is my opinion.As for you being fat I never ever said that/Okay the man is over weight is that better for you.That remark is not out of place and I am not thin either.I do not have to explain myself of the statement that I made.
Lighten up Martin.What is the big deal.
reply by fredo on Feb 21, 2012 2:35 PM ()
It scares me - but then I think really? These people can NOT be elected as President, can they? It's crazy.
comment by kristilyn3 on Feb 21, 2012 2:18 PM ()
Yes,they are scary.Obama will be selected.
reply by fredo on Feb 21, 2012 2:36 PM ()

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