I got a ba-a-a-ad feelin' about this.
I knew this was coming when I was looking something up on the Planned Parenthood website, and saw that all of the hormonal forms of birth control had bits in their descriptions like this: "Some people say that the pill works by keeping a fertilized egg from attaching to the lining of the uterus. But there is no proof that this actually happens." The groundwork for equating hormonal contraception with abortion was being laid.
Legislation is in the works which would prohibit federally funded medical facilities-including teaching hospitals and Planned Parenthood clinics-from refusing to hire doctors who don't want to dispense birth control pills and other types of contraception that may cause the expulsion of a fertilized egg.
I do not feel that a doctor should have to prescribe medications that violate his personal beliefs. However, I don't think that Planned Parenthood or similar organizations should have to hire a doctor whose personal beliefs are obviously in opposition to the organization's raison d'être.
For those of you who are not aware of my personal beliefs, I'll share. I am anti-abortion. I believe life begins at conception. I have experienced it four times, now (well, five if you count my own, but I won't claim to remember that), and you aren't going to get me to change my mind. However, I'm also pro-choice, for reasons too myriad to list here. To be frank, this possible legislation scares me (again, for reasons too myriad to list here). Enough that I signed Hillary Clinton's petition.
"Science" (with a capital "S") has its own ideology, but this legislation gives preference to one set of beliefs, which is dangerously close to a First Amendment violation.
Legislation is in the works which would prohibit federally funded medical facilities-including teaching hospitals and Planned Parenthood clinics-from refusing to hire doctors who don't want to dispense birth control pills and other types of contraception that may cause the expulsion of a fertilized egg.
I do not feel that a doctor should have to prescribe medications that violate his personal beliefs. However, I don't think that Planned Parenthood or similar organizations should have to hire a doctor whose personal beliefs are obviously in opposition to the organization's raison d'être.
For those of you who are not aware of my personal beliefs, I'll share. I am anti-abortion. I believe life begins at conception. I have experienced it four times, now (well, five if you count my own, but I won't claim to remember that), and you aren't going to get me to change my mind. However, I'm also pro-choice, for reasons too myriad to list here. To be frank, this possible legislation scares me (again, for reasons too myriad to list here). Enough that I signed Hillary Clinton's petition.
"Science" (with a capital "S") has its own ideology, but this legislation gives preference to one set of beliefs, which is dangerously close to a First Amendment violation.