I went to a public school that offered a Bible as Literature course (that I took) too! I am also incredibly baffled when people think only practicing Christians have any idea what’s in the Bible. I’m also baffled by how so many interpret the Bible from such a legalistic, hateful position, and how it escapes them that…

Reminds me of this political cartoon:

I am sometimes baffled by those who think that anyone not currently involved in religion has no concept of what’s in the Bible or Christian principles.

Also abortion is, as much as forced birthers don’t want to believe it, medically necessary at times. So yeah, definitely don’t teach physicians how to perform life saving procedures. But actually, also oncologists shouldn’t be taught about prostate cancer because why would your prostate act up if it isn’t filled with…

I can’t remember which vertical this was on, but earlier this week some clearly well-informed Kinja commenter earnestly argued that it makes perfect sense for insurance to cover ED pills but not birth control, because unlike birth control, ED pills have lots of medical uses that have nothing to do with sex.

This argument boggles my mind when it comes up in health care too. “Why should men have to pay for maternity coverage?”

The most shocking thing to me is that they actually held a public hearing.

Half the equation and, you know, they were at one point gestated.

I’m a former Christian/church worker and attended a Lutheran (LCMS) parochial school as a kid. I think of Matthew 23 constantly whenever the GOP tries to pull shit like this - I still find the imagery and the language of it beautifully apt.

As someone who watched the public hearing on this bill (I know, I know), students and faculty from the UW came to testify against this bill. Rep. Jaque does not give a fuck, and this is par for the course for Wisconsin Republicans. They want to undermine the University at every turn, have hurt UW’s reputation…

Yes, preventing training for a legal medical procedure simply bc the government doesn’t like it could set a very dangerous precedent. If it passes, next up they’ll block training to provide birth control-related procedures, such as inserting IUDs or tube-tying.

That’s why it will fail.

Also, D&Cs are an absolutely critical aspect of women’s health care entirely apart from abortion. I bet we all know multiple mothers who would have died or become sterile without one - it is not uncommon to need one after an incomplete miscarriage or retained products of conception after the birth of a child. I can…

Seconded. This argument boggles my mind when it comes up in health care too. “Why should men have to pay for maternity coverage?” BECAUSE YOU ARE HALF OF THE FUCKING EQUATION. Women don’t get pregnant on their own, and we don’t get to opt out of insurance coverages we don’t think we’ll ever need. That’s not how…

So when are vasectomies not going to be taught in med school in Wisconsin? Because their only purpose is to stop children from being born. Did Andre Jacque think of that?

The logical next step; all women must be encased entirely in amber.

This is the GOP future for pregnant women. I’m not kidding. Where they have total control of the reproduction of humans.

No caffeine for pregnant women. No shellfish or alcohol past a certain month. And while we won’t give you family leave or guarantee your job, you won’t be allowed to work past a certain month.

WOW. This type of thing drives me extra crazy because ABORTION IS LEGAL. So this is telling the university to just not teach a certain medical practice to medical students. Its like telling them not to learn how to do stitches on patients. Ridiculous, hopefully this does not pass.

Fucking with higher education and making it harder for women to make reproductive decisions? It’s a Republican twofer!