To pill or not to pill
Posted by J.A.S.O.N. on 30 Mar 2005 at 05:37 pm | Tagged as: Politics
Republicans are objecting toa bill passed in Colorado that would require hospitals to tell rape victims about emergency contraception.
The reason?
Fellow Republicans say the bill, passed by the Legislature on Tuesday, violates Catholic hospitals’ freedom of religion by forcing them to offer information about abortion.
How about, instead, we force the poor girl/woman who has been raped and mentally scarred to have some bastard-rapist’s child. A child she never asked for, wanted and will forever remind her of that coward that decided to take advantage of her. Does that sound better to you schmucks?
If churches are going to get into the business of backing hospitals, then they need to accept that doctors can and will do things that are against the curch’s particular beliefs.
I can see Owens’ dilemma. He’s caught in a spot where he might have to sign a bill that’s against his personal beliefs or risk having his authority usurped by the state legislature by a (I believe) 2/3 vote if he veto’s it. Of course, while I can see his dilemma, I have zero sympathy. As a government leader his priority is to making descisions that are in the best interest of the citizens of his state as they have voiced them, not to his personal beliefs. Some may say that the two coincide, but, bviously, that is an incorrect statement, as Owens an now attest to.
The best quote from the article is from Mimi Schaefer:
“The focus should be on professional help and care, not on religion.”
The message I’d like to send to our “leaders”? While the dominant religion in the US appears to be Christianity, I would like to remind all of you that this country was founded on the basis of freedom from oppression, be it religion or government-based. In order to maintain that freedom, you jackasses need to stop forcing Christianity down people’s throats.
I pray (yes, I’m Christian) that this whole “morality” phase the governmnet is on backfires and ruins some careers in politics. I do not want the government dicating to me what correct morals are. That’s for me to decide.
preach on brotha man
- amen!
Firstly, the government does have to dictate some degree of morality. Laws are the government’s way of that. You cannot murder, steal, etc. Bribery in our country(ies) is frowned upon, even illegal, and yet it is tolerated elsewhere. Why? Morality.
However, you are quite correct. Government and religion shouldn’t mix too much. It’s never a good idea. And yes, sometimes an elected official must do things in their capacity of their office that they personally do not like or would not condone. That’s a trapping of public office, and if you are not prepared to do what is right for the public regardless of how you personally feel, then don’t fucking run for office.
seperation of church and state? what’s that?