13 Reactions to the Hobby Lobby Case That Are Completely Misinformed

[hinoema]

On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, holding that the religious beliefs of owners of closely held companies can dictate what kinds of federal benefits employees might be entitled to. Hobby Lobby specifically dealt with the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and while the majority opinion,

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[deadsong]

I once had a friend who was in an extremely controlling marriage; any money they had was "their" money, but she had no control over it at all and could only spend what he would give her on things he approved. When she was working, he would confiscate her paychecks and add them to the "house" bank account, which was really just his second bank account that she was allowed to use to buy groceries and necessities for the kids. Anything she wanted for herself, she had to ask his permission for even if it was money she'd earned. If a charge he didn't recognize showed up on the debit card, she had to justify it to him, and often got in trouble for buying so much as a book for herself.

Let me reiterate: he would take her money away from her, then tell her how to spend it.

That's basically what's happening here. Women are paying their insurance premiums, and then being told "you know that money you gave us to hold for you in the event of needing to pay for medical needs? I know it's your money and you earned it and technically we're just holding it for you, but we're going to tell you how you can and can't spend it. Sorry about that." And while that's happening, men are whining about how they don't want to pay for women's birth control. You're not, dipshits. Women are paying for their own health insurance just like anyone else; you're just telling them they can't spend their own money on their personal health as they see fit. While you're free to spend yours on Viagra, assholes.