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HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion

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Liz:
Jesus Fucking Christ.

And abortion as terminating a pregnancy. If you are using contraceptives you don't get pregnant. How the hell can that be considered an abortion?

Cartilage Head:
 Masturbation is killing potential babies.

Liz:
Well, just for dudes I would imagine. So I guess ladies are safe on that one.

pilsner:
As much as I disagree with this HHS initiative and the ideology behind it, the Huffington Post blog has once again willfully exaggerated a bad idea to make it seem much worse.  This LA Times article gives a much more nuanced and accurate analysis of what appears to be a draft regulation on the part of the HHS.

(1) This is a draft regulation that was probably intentionally leaked to gauge public outrage should the regulation actually be passed.  So public outrage across the US, especially in states where Republican incumbents are facing strong Democratic challengers would be a very good thing.

(2) The regulation would forbid federal funds to organizations that did not promise not to fire workers who refused to provide certain contraceptives which are thought to end pregnancy after fertilization of the egg but before implantation of the embryo.  Got that?  No?  Me neither.  But this is not about a bunch of fundies saying "No more condoms".  It's a little more subtle than that.

I find the HHS initiative abhorrent, I don't think that blogs like this one do justice to those who would defend reproductive choice.  Just look at the posts in this thread that completely miss the fucking point.  If all this outrage were guided by an intelligent understanding of the issues...

P.S. *Misconception*, heh heh

pwhodges:
Read the book; sing the song.  Altogether now:

"Every sperm is sacred,
Every sperm is good,
Every sperm is needed
In your neighbourhood."

But the proposal is actually closer to the recent UK case in which someone was explicitly allowed by a court not to do their job when they felt it conflicted with their religious views (in this case, holding a civil partnership ceremony - not a religious marriage, note - to recognise a same-sex relationship).

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