Even Many Republicans Know, The Birth Control Issue Is A Losing Path.

The issue of separation of church and state, was one that made me uncomfortable with the HHS ruling. The Republicans came out of the woodwork, salivating over the spin they were able to place on a issue that was quickly solved. The problem is, and many Republicans feel this way,  the Republican leadership is now falling flat on their collective faces as they hurl the party off the cliff. They are now making this an attack on birth control.

Earlier this year, Senator Marco Rubio, who I will get to vote against in four years, introduced a bill that would cut off access for millions of women, by allowing even non-religious groups to refuse to pay for contraception, as long as they cite a religious reason.

Speaker of the House John Boehner, wants a bill that would allow employers to refuse to provide birth control and Senate, minority leader, Mitch McConnell will push that type of bill to a vote in the Senate. These are just three examples of the Republican and far right wing, using an opening to attack the Health care reform law and in the process dictate to women and families around the nation, whether they can have access to birth control. You would think the right would welcome the idea of reducing abortions by having a clear program of birth control in place. The insurance companies would save money, because it is much less expensive to pay for contraception, then an abortion or a full term pregnancy and birth.

The core of the attack by the Republicans on birth control is very clear. The party that lies and tells people they want to protect your freedoms is actually the party that is attacking the freedoms of people to have access to birth control and family planning. They want to uphold the freedoms of women, until an issue arises that conflicts with their social agenda. Then they attack the rights of women to decide whether the want to carry a pregnancy through term or have an abortion. They then want to go further. They want to take away a women's access to birth control, even if she pays for her health insurance. They want to dictate their terms and beliefs on the 98% of all women that have used or are now using birth control, in their lives. Understand this, even if you pay for your insurance they want the government to tell you how and when you will have children. The old, be fruitful and multiply phrase was fine in its time. The world is overpopulated and when people want to make responsible decisions and keep from having more children, the Republican controlled government wants to tell you, no. They want the decision, not for you but for the same government, they pretend they want out of our lives. The Chinese, currently control their population and how many children a person may have. The Republicans want to do the same.

This is a serious issue of government overreach and intrusion in our lives. The Republican and far right religious groups need to stay out of the business of regulating child birth in our country. Let women and families determine their path in child birth and decide whether they feel the need for birth control. This is going to back fire on the Republican party and from my stand point, I hope they keep talking about it. It could end up be the losing stance in the fall elections.