Mother Jones tries to be clever with this suggestion. Women should knit a vagina or womb and send it to the Congressman with a note to chastise or appreciate depending on how they are voting for the 'pay for my contraception, abortion producing drugs and sterilization.' I wonder how many they will get. Despite giving instructions something tells me this is not a knitting crowd."The crochet patterns available so far include uterus and "happy uterus." For knitters, there's a vulva, a womb (pictured), felt cervixes, and (hey, why not?)—a "snatchel."
They have a list of messages to send with the products....not products of conception.... here is my personal favorite....."We do not need government interference with our doctors or our healthcare.
Ummmm really???? I thought you wanted all of us ( even the Church)to pay for your contraception, sterilization, abortions???? I guess it is shut up Church but open your wallet!!!
Personally I like the womb better.
If you're referring to Sandra Fluke as a "woman who wants everyone including the Church to pay for contraception", you're misrepresenting her testimony. It's not for the GOVERNMENT to pay for contraception, it's in support of a law that mandates that employers and schools provide for contraception as part of their health insurance...which the recipient of said insurance pays for. Quit misrepresenting the argument.
ReplyDeleteI am not misrepresenting any argument. When you choose to go to a religiously run school or work for a religious organization such as a charity or hospital, you are understanding that even if you do not personally shared their beliefs on this you abide by their doctrine in matters of conscience. Ms. Fluke choose a Jesuit run university, then complains that their health plan does not provide her free contraception, sterilization and/or abortion inducing drugs...which she claims as a right. Did she not know their stand on this issue? Was she smart enough to get into that school but not know that.
ReplyDeleteIf I choose to work for a Seventh Day Adventist hospital can I demand they serve me bacon in the cafeteria free knowing their doctrinal teaching about eating pork.
This is a clear violation of religious freedom, conscience rights and the first amendment.