Posted on 07/18/2014 8:32:54 PM PDT by Morgana
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D) has some explaining to do. Although the senator has proclaimed to be pro-life, his recent support of a Democratic bill to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling on Hobby Lobby v. Burwell, suggests otherwise.
This failed legislation would have reversed a decision that protects the Christian company’s religious freedom and avoid providing employees abortion-inducing drugs.
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joemanchin2Manchin explained his support for the bill as such:
“Today, I voted in support of overturning the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision that ruled for-profit companies can opt out of providing contraceptives to their employees because of religious beliefs,” Manchin said. “As Governor and U.S. Senator, I have always fought to protect the sincerely-held religious views of non-profit organizations, like soup kitchens, colleges, hospitals and similar non-profit organizations. However, for-profit corporations do not have the same legal privileges as non-profits, and therefore they should not have the same protections as non-profits recognized by law as being a religious organization. This legislation strikes a balance between allowing non-profit organizations to hold onto their religious views while ensuring that Americans have access to safe, affordable and reliable preventative health benefits.”
I don’t understand how someone who considers himself pro-life can add his name to this bill.
The drug ella, one of the four contraceptives Hobby Lobby refused to offer employees, can cause the demise of an embryo already implanted in its mother’s womb, according to the Family Research Council. It should not fall under the term “health benefits.” Clearly, the pro-life movement is overwhelmingly on the side of Hobby Lobby, who is simply trying to avoid violating its religious convictions by offering drugs that could cause abortions.
We’re waiting for an explanation, Mr. Manchin.
He's a Democrat and a CINO what did you expect?
WV people will never understand what he did and does.
there are no elected pro-life Democrats. They vote for Pelosi for their leader and she is rabbidly pro-abort.
He is also a large POS.
There’s no such thing as a pro-life democrat.
If this is the type of ball the rats want to play, lets overturn Roe V. Wade next time we have the house and senate.
There is definitely not.
This needs to be repeatedly shouted from the rooftops until it drowns out the leftists.
IIRC, Hobby Lobby offers their employees 15 or so birth control alternatives. The only drugs Hobby Lobby objected to are the four that can cause an abortion.
That certainly seems sensible to me.
The left would have you believe evil Hobby Lobby objects to all forms of birth control. Not true.
He says he’s pro-life and he’s a Democrat, so it must be true. /s
Good point. Why don’t our congressmen, the smartest people in the nation, so fully qualified to represent us all, think of things like this the way mere citizens can? Too busy checking their invitations I guess.
This won’t get past the House anyway. Just playing to their liberal base.
Kinda like a Christian that belongs to a satanic cult.
Exactly.
He sure pulled a fast one on the residents of WV. If I’m not mistaken, he has voted in lockstep with everything the DEMS have proposed - so, he can shove his pro-life faux speech. Unfortunately, I don’t think the West Virginians have become aware of the fraudster yet. Heck, they elected KKK Byrd and kept him in office until the day he died.
Bart Stupak proved that no dimocrats are pro life
What a shock!
This bozo always tries to come off as some kind of DemocRAT conservative. He’s full of ****. He’s nothing but a big commie lib. He cares only about himself and his greed. It’s a union thing.
there is when the death penalty is involved.
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