Posted on 07/16/2014 2:59:17 AM PDT by markomalley
Democrats see a political winner in the stinging defeat they suffered when the Supreme Court ruled that businesses with religious objections may deny coverage for contraceptives under President Barack Obama’s health care law.
A four-term senator - Washington state’s Patty Murray - and a vulnerable freshman - Mark Udall of Colorado - have pushed legislation that would counter last month’s court ruling and reinstate free contraception for women who are on health insurance plans of objecting companies.
The Senate was expected to vote Wednesday on moving ahead on the bill, which backers have dubbed the “Not My Boss’ Business Act.” Republicans who have endorsed the court’s decision as upholding the constitutional right of religious freedom are expected to block the measure.
The GOP has dismissed the bill as an election-year political stunt, designed to boost struggling incumbents. The contraception bill, Republicans say, has no chance of becoming law.
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The Take Away Your Religious Freedom Act.
Pray America wakes up
Roger that. They can’t be that stupid. Just brazen lying.
If the government has to be in the contraceptive business, it must advocate the most effective lowest cost contraceptive. So, unless the Bolshie bill says “Don’t f#ck!” it is too costly.
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