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babylonsister

(171,070 posts)
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 07:48 PM Feb 2012

Over 650 Physicians Speak Out in Favor of Contraception Ruling

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/08/421603/over-650-physicians-speak-out-in-favor-of-contraception-ruling/

Over 650 Physicians Speak Out in Favor of Contraception Ruling | Over 650 physicians and medical students, including 70 self-identifying Catholics, from 49 states signed an open letter to President Obama and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging them to maintain a recent HHS contraception rule providing women access to cost-free contraception through their insurers. The petition, which was drafted by grassroots organization Doctors for America, argues that “Women and their doctors should be allowed to make contracpetive decisions based on medical reasons and personal beliefs — not based on someone else’s religious doctrine.” An infographic posted on the website points out that 11.2 million American women ages 15-44 use oral contraceptives, and 58 percent of them use contraception for reasons other than family planning. — Fatima Najiy
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Over 650 Physicians Speak Out in Favor of Contraception Ruling (Original Post) babylonsister Feb 2012 OP
Excellent and not surprising. cbayer Feb 2012 #1
Doesn't matter, they're nothing but overpaid elitists anyway. justiceischeap Feb 2012 #2

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
2. Doesn't matter, they're nothing but overpaid elitists anyway.
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 08:10 PM
Feb 2012

So what if they know medicine and stuff.

I mean, my birth control needs should be legislated by that big old government I want to shrink (except for the Office of Reproductive Rights, we need to get rid of the Education Department and replace it with ORR).

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