Oh irony, how you never fail to shock me

[Brendan Malloy]

So apparently there are people that fight valiantly to say that government mandated healthcare is unconstitutional and the government should not be able to make you get insurance, but some of those same people have no problem saying that a women getting an abortion should be forced to receive a medically irrelevant medical procedure because...um....because!

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tobias-barrington-wolff/virginia-ultrasound-bill_b_1278832.html

 

These same people are fighting the whole contraception thing by pointing out the separation of church and state, except the majority of people that are anti-abortion tend to have that view because of their religion. Essentially,  "You can't tell us what to do because of our religion! And we can tell you what to do because of our religion!"

 

I know we all have our different views but this kind of thing really irritates me...

[Justin V. Abraham]

Great title for an article. However, I wouldn't consider this a "war." I haven't read this bill to form an opinion, however, judging by the writing style, this is extremely bias. It's almost like propaganda writing to add fuel to the fire.

Like any major medical decision, I would consult with your primary care physician on such matters. I'm curious to hear opinions from actual MDs on their thoughts on this bill. 

And I actually think it's a good idea to get a prostate exam before taking a drug such as Viagra. It could detect something early on.

To be continued...

[Brendan Malloy]

That's the problem, its not decision.  If you want an abortion, you have to get invasively probed.  Nevermind that external ultrasounds have existed for decades.  The purpose of the ultrasound isn't to determine if the abortion procedure is safe, its to make the attempt to get one so invasive and uncomfortable that you'll have second thoughts.  Its just like the other state that tried to pass a similar law (blanking on which, but Bachmann was a supporter) which made external ultrasound mandatory.  It had nothing to do with looking for health hazards, it just wanted to show the woman the embryo and guilt her out of what is probably already the toughest decision of her life. 

The bigger point, however, is the hypocrisy of using the separation of church and state to avoid the obamacare contraceptives bill when they completely ignore that separation when pushing their religion based agendas of banning gay marriage and abortion.  I've yet to see an argument against either that wasn't rooted in religion.  

You're right, its not a war, but that's how every talking head makes their point these days.  The contraceptives thing is a "war" on the catholic church apparently.  Gay marriage is a war on families.  Tax increases for the wealthiest 1% is a war on job creators.  Hell, the republican primary in SC was constantly called a "blood bath" and the candidates are constantly "rallying the troops."  It's all stupid.  Its 100% extreme all the time and completely unnecessary.  

[Justin V. Abraham]

I agree with you on this: It's all stupid.  Its 100% extreme all the time and completely unnecessary.

It's sad this is where our nation is right now.