https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/us/politics/trump-contraception-birth-control.html?emc=edit_th_20171007&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=31483746
Women's birth control rights has been a very controversial topic, and one of the things Donald Trump stood against during the presidential race. He now takes action against it, making it no longer mandatory for insurance companies to cover it under health insurance, but the matter has lengthened more so into a religious debate. The matter of birth control contradicting Christian beliefs, as well as religious organizations openly supporting it leads to this conclusion.
I personally believe that everyone should be able to choose, and that the act violates the policy of separation of church and state
Selah Hunter
ReplyDeleteI think that we should bring religion into law makeing and things in that category. Like you said the whole separating the Church and the State is separated for a reason. Because if we let Christian beliefs control the state we have to let Muslim, Jewish, Budist, etc. That would cause a whole lot of arguments like what is already happening today.
Sadly it seems since the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case the legality of mandatory contraceptive provisions has been very much in question, though I don't think it's for good reason (not to dis on religion but I don't think it's fair for a company to claim human religious and constitutional rights).
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ReplyDeleteMy opinion on birth control is that it should be a personal choice. The involvement of religion in birth control interferes with the idea of separation of church and state.
Margot Tortolani
ReplyDeleteI agree with the above comments. Church and state is separated for a reason. Everyone should be allowed to follow their own religion in America without it affecting state. Obviously, not everyone in America follows the same religion, so why should the federal government act like it does? We should not be fighting for one religion to get their way, we should accept the beliefs of everyone and let people make their own choices about their lifestyle.
I totally agree with your comments- but it's not all about the actual birth control part of the medication. Although that is why it was created and what it is known for, it has many other uses in the medical field that are sometimes life saving for women. Trump, and other men like himself, have been overlooking these other benefits of the medication simply because they don't go along with their claims.
ReplyDeleteI agree there needs to be a sepration between church and state, religion should not be impacting Trump's decision on birth control no longer being mandatory to be covered under health insurance. Regrading this I question isn't it better to pay for birth control rather than having a kid, that a person financially or emotionally is unable to care for.
ReplyDeleteThe people who advocate for this are the same people who complain about abortions. You're going to take birth control away and then force someone to have a child? Why? These are ALSO the same people who complain about having their taxes put towards care for children in need as well as their families. It's no wonder the majority of Trump supporters lack a college degree.
ReplyDeleteThose passing this law are men who don’t know what it’s like to be woman. Why should any man be able to tell a woman what to do with her body? Apparently the lines between church and state are being blurred too. We might as well just take a time machine back to when our nation was weaker.
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