Tuesday, July 1, 2014

R.I.P. Universal Birth Control Coverage

"Washington (CNN) -- Some corporations have religious rights, a deeply divided Supreme Court decided Monday in ruling that certain for-profit companies cannot be required to pay for specific types of contraceptives for their employees."

Don't be fooled by this linguistic rhetoric, it means female employees who work for companies who deem themselves religious, cannot be required to cover birth control for them. Men can get vasectomies and Viagra-a sweet kiss on the cheek from the Supreme Court. Isn't this an interesting twist of fate by the five male justices who opined this ruling? Thank you to Ruth Bader Ginsberg for writing the dissenting opinion outlining the misogyny of our male justices. Today I dedicate this blog to her and all the women of the world still struggling for equality.

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