John McCain Tells GOP to Lay Off Attacks on Women

Wayne Besen March 19, 2012

If you thought Virginia’s vaginal probe was invasive, check this out.

Earlier this week, an Arizona state senate committee backed a “tell your boss why you’re on the pill bill” that would allow employers to demand proof that their employees are not using birth control for contraceptive purposes before their insurance will cover the pills. In an interview on Meet The Press this morning, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) slammed this assault on working women, and even urged his fellow Republicans to finally end their lengthy war on women’s reproductive health.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsoXd7JNZdk&feature=player_embedded

This is one reason why I am for universal health care. In this case, we can see how conservatives want to use employers to induce shame so employees will not use birth control. Why should employers be in control of our health choices or have knowledge of our personal lives?

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About the Author

Wayne Besen is the Founding Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and author of “Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth” (Haworth, 2003). In 2010, Besen was awarded the “Visionary Award” at the Out Music Awards for organizing the American Prayer Hour, an event which shined a spotlight on the role American evangelicals played in the introduction of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

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