Female sterilization implants<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n(This new woman at Hobby Lobby cannot use male condoms or a vasectomy, at least not directly. However, if she chose either contraceptive method, in conjunction with her husband, she would have access to it.)<\/em><\/p>\nFurther, not only would she have access to these medicines and devices, but Hobby Lobby would fund them. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s right: while White House press secretary Josh Earnest claims that it \u00e2\u20ac\u0153jeopardizes the health of women,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hobby Lobby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s health plan\u00c2\u00a0pays for\u00c2\u00a016 different kinds of contraceptives for its female employees!<\/em><\/p>\nIn the Left\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fantasy world, the militant Christians at Hobby Lobby police single female employees to assure that they have not engaged in sinful, pre-marital sex. As for married women, Hobby Lobby deprives them of birth control so that each can deliver a new baby every nine months, for God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s glory, just like in the Old Testament.<\/em><\/p>\nLiberals are living in a cartoon of their own making.<\/em><\/p>\nAgain, Hobby Lobby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s health plan\u00c2\u00a0pays for\u00c2\u00a0birth-control pills, vaginal rings, contraceptive patches, and other items to help female employees plan their pregnancies. The Left\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s arguments to the contrary are \u00e2\u20ac\u201d surprise, surprise \u00e2\u20ac\u201d lies.<\/em><\/p>\nWhat Hobby Lobby will\u00c2\u00a0not\u00c2\u00a0cover are four contraceptive methods that its owners fear are abortifacients:<\/em><\/p>\n\n- Plan B (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Morning After Pill\u00e2\u20ac\u009d)<\/em><\/li>\n
- Ella (a similar type of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153emergency contraception\u00e2\u20ac\u009d)<\/em><\/li>\n
- Copper Intra-Uterine Device<\/em><\/li>\n
- IUD with progestin<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Rather than simply prevent sperm and ova from uniting, Hobby Lobby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s owners believe that these medications either kill human beings when they are fertilized eggs or prevent them from implanting themselves in utero, whereupon they die.<\/em><\/p>\nHobby Lobby does not prevent its female employees from using any of these four types of contraceptives. However, since they believe these innovations kill babies, they simply require that any employees who want to use them buy them with their own money.<\/em><\/p>\nThe Left behaves as if Hobby Lobby were forcing their female employees to wear burqas. But Hobby Lobby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s policy is no different than, say, walking into the cafeteria at Yeshiva University and demanding a bacon cheeseburger.<\/em><\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am sorry,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the cafeteria manager replies. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We keep kosher. If you want a chicken sandwich or some brisket, we can help. Indeed, our prices are subsidized. So, we will help you buy\u00c2\u00a0those items. But if you want to mix milk and meat and bite into a pork product, please purchase a bacon cheeseburger at the restaurant across the street. When you are done, please come back to work.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\nLikewise, if one were on staff at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and tried to order veal scaloppini at its internal lunch counter, the chef likely would say, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We consider it unethical to kill calves, cook them, and eat them. If you disagree, please enjoy your veal off site and then come back here to help us defend other animals.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\nThose who are screaming themselves hoarse after the Hobby Lobby decision would agree that Yeshiva need not serve unkosher food, and PETA need not include calf meat on its menu. Yes, somehow, Hobby Lobby is evil because it pays for 16 kinds of contraceptives, and expects its employees themselves to purchase four others that might\u00c2\u00a0kill human babies.<\/em><\/p>\nAt its core, the Left\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s moaning over Hobby Lobby is less about access to medicine and more about access to free stuff.<\/em> “<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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