Text 35547, 35 rader
Skriven 2016-08-01 19:53:42 av Earl Croasmun (1:261/38.0)
  Kommentar till text 35534 av Tim Richardson (5272.fidonews)
Ärende: Re: No Restrictions
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>> > Some idiot leftist babe who was in college at the time (law school, no
>> > less) testified in front of a Congressional committee in favor of birth
>> > control being paid for by taxpayers (something to do with the Obamacare
>> > thing in progress at the time).
>> > She `claimed' (and I was watching the hearing on CNN at the time) to have
>> > over 300 sex partners per year! And she was adamant that *taxpayer-paid*
>> > insurance should pay for both HER birth control AND abortion, should she
>> > need one.

>> Anyone want to put money on the accuracy of this account?

> Her name was Sandra Fluke.

http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/statement-Congress-letterhead-2nd%20heari
ng.pdf

The issue was having birth control in all insurance policies, not just some as
it is now, so the "paid by taxpayers" part falls away.

She did not mention having ANY "sex partners," let alone three hundred.
Millions of women use birth control pills for reasons other than just
preventing pregnancy. Hundreds of thousands use the pill in spite of them
having NEVER had sex. So there was no such "claim" there to hear.

She felt that Georgetown University, a private institution, should pay for at
least part of birth control expenses. No discussion of co-payment levels.
Nothing about taxpayers and nothing about abortion.

Some will agree with her. Some will disagree with her. But no one can
reasonably agree OR disagree without knowing what she actually said. By itself
her testimony was barely a blip on the radar of the issue, until Limbaugh shot
off his mouth and made her a hero.

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