03-16-2012
http://www.commondreams.org, by Abby Zimet
The latest insanity in lady news comes from Arizona, where the state Senate passed a measure giving employers the power to deny prescribed birth control pills to any female employee unless she provides proof she's not using it for, umm, birth control. No, really. And it's all about freedom ie: the freedom of a few wackos to tell the rest of us how to live. Bonus: Today's Doonesbury.
I believe we live in America. We dont live in the Soviet Union. So government should not be telling organizations or employers to do something against their moral beliefs My whole legislation is about our First Amendment rights and freedom of religion. - Majority Whip Debbie Lesko, author of Arizona House Bill 2625