“First, nobody is paying anyone to have sex. That’s ludicrous.”
No, it is not. She wants me to pay more, either in taxes or health insurance, so she can have sex with free birth control. That means I’m paying more so she can have sex.
“Birth control pills are a legitimate health care need for those who wish to be responsible in their reproduction.”
Then let THEM pay for them. I have no obligation to pay for their sexual activities.
“Providing contraception does NOT give you the right to tell anyone how to run their sex life. Do you think paying medicare tax gives you the right to tell someone who gets a triple bypass when they can eat a cheeseburger?”
Yes, it does. I strongly support the idea that those getting triple bypasses at my expense should be REQUIRED to lose weight, or pay for their own operation. Their harmful and dangerous lifestyle is not something I need to pay for -although under our current, unconstitutional government, I often do.
“What really gets me about people like you is that you think you can impose your morality because a few of your tax dollars would go toward this...”
Damn right! When I pay the bills, I get to call the shots. When she is mature enough to pay her own way, she can ignore me.
“You support government and public intrusion into this woman’s life because you (for whatever flawed reason) equate birth control to promiscuity.”
I have NO DESIRE to get into her bedroom or her life. SHE is the one insisting I do so. SHE is the one that wants me to pay the bills for her private behavior!
“You want small government, but one just big enough to fit into all of our bedrooms.”
Nope. Not unless invited. I don’t ask the government to pay for my birth control or pregnancies, so they have no right in MY bedroom. If I ever ask the government to fund my sex life, THEN I will be asking them into my bedroom.
Question for you - if the government needs to pay for people’s birth control, then where would YOU cut spending? What do YOU consider to be optional?
I love your reasoning.
Another way to look at this would be if she wanted to drive a car and instead of her paying for her own insurance she demanded the rest of us foot the bill for her own personal pleasure.
As far as I’m concerned if the government can hold men accountable for child support then the same government should hold women accountable for paying for their own contraceptives.