More imposition of Christian morality by Republicans

[BDC]

I read an intresting point of view in New Scientist recently. Someone involved in all this said that whilst biologically life does start at conception, it's bizzare to think that a small bundle of cells without any form of nervous system can possibly be counted as a moral, concious human being.

Don't know why anyone would want to ban the morning after pill. People's behavoir won't change and you will just end up with loads of annoyed women making up the next generation of politicians.

[doc_bean]

LeMahieu said the bill would not affect traditional birth control pills. Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager said the bill was worded too vaguely to know for sure.

That's one major problem, laws need to be clear, before judical review kicks in.

The Bill of Rights guarantees some basic rights to the American public, since Griswold vs. Connecticut, the Supreme Court acknowledged that the government (state or federal) has no authority controlling the sex lives of their citizens. And rightly so, i 'd like to add.

Now this bill can be interpreted in two ways, and i'm not sure which is really meant in it.

1) the morning after pill is banned in college health clinics
2) we're not paying for it

I can agree with 2, I don't like it and I wouldn't support it. However, I find 1 to be a sign of a totalitarian government, and don't like it much.

As X pointed out, we have a constitution to protect us from that.

Religious freedom isn't the only thing protected, freedom implies a wide range of lifestyle choices.

[Kanamori]

OK, I believe there is some confusion here.

First: They are trying to ban the morning after pill in UW pharmacies only, not any pharmacy.

Second: The pharamacies are funded by student fees, as are most of the retail things on the campuses (thus, why they get a discount on things like software and drugs).

Third: There is more to this than just the moral issue; it is also a political one. As long as I can remember, the Republicans in our Congress have been at odds witht the UW, particularly Madison (it is, generally, one of the most liberal places in the US). And now, especially since their have been professors in Madison abusing things like state funded cell phones and trips (they make it sound like they're dealing w/ the devil), they have taken every opportunity they can to smear the UW and make the generalized idea of the UW system, seen as being quite liberal, look bad. Here, the UW (madison in particular, again) is much more than just a school; it is a political entity more powerful than any interest group, because it gets so much money and has so much influence, so that Madison can compete w/ places like Harvard. Really, it's also a part of a conservative campaign to publisize the wrongs of the UW -- we are having a budget battle right now, and UW does use lots of money...they want the UW to have less.