Scott Walker's at it again.

http://www.channel3000.com/news/27101638/detail.html

This time trying to repeal a law that guarantees birth control to be covered under insurance. Why? "To balance the budget."

Edit: Looks like Montana Republicans are trying to do something similar.

edited 23rd Mar '11 10:30:34 PM by DrunkGirlfriend

Typical. It probably won't work out, though I won't be affected even if it does because I don't get health insurance anyway.

Snippets from the article.

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Has the entire republican party just decided "We can't do anything worthwhile, so trolling time lololo". Its just looking kind of pathetic now.

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Looks real to me. A joke would be "fire all state workers 'to balance the budget'".

I have a feeling this isn't the end of pushing controversial cuts in the name of balancing the budget. I'm almost cynical enough to suggest this is what Republicans have been doing all along—bankrupting the country with military spending so they can hold the legislation hostage in the name of balancing the budget—but considering how long we've had a deficit, I think that was just a stupid mistake that current politicians are now trying to capitalize on so they can put their names down as the ones who finally changed everything.

edited 24th Mar '11 4:02:53 AM by Ratix

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They Called Me Mad! when I said social conservatives should be disfranchised and prohibited from holding office...

That's because you are.

^Burn!

At this point he should just change his name to Montgomery Burns and be done with it.

They've obviously given up all pretense of reform, and are probably hoping the electorate completely forgets that there are issues outside of their own very narrow, irrelevant concerns over God and country.

Oh good, Mr. Walker is stolidly determined to not be reelected.

Well, whether or not you want it provided regardless, it kind of is.

edited 24th Mar '11 3:00:16 PM by Pykrete

Is a lifestyle choice?

I would say preventing nine months of vomiting and general discomfort damn well qualifies as health care.

Preventing nine months of etc. that generally come with a lifestyle choice.

Again, I think it should be made more available regardless, but that's still what it is.

Not to mention that some women take it for medical reasons, and it's used to treat a couple of reproductive disorders.

Many of those therapeutic cases don't fall under "for pregnancy prevention" either.

Ah, missed that bit. However, this would effectively deny birth control, for any reason, to people in a certain income bracket or lower, which is what makes it ridiculous.

I.e. the same lifestyle choice that most people make. Being in a long-term romantic relationship is not exactly a fringe subculture.

I'm in favor of abortion, so I dislike there being a decrease in funding for it. Especially since, due to the lack of public healthcare, some may not be able to afford abortion without receiving help which is being canceled now.

Also, yay, my topic was mentioned in another topic