I would agree except that John Roberts, one of the main misunderstanders, is the second-youngest member of the court. And Ginsberg, who clearly gets it, is the oldest. It’s more a matter of bothering to do their homework than anything else. In this case, it’s like the conservatives purposely didn’t do their homework…

My question then is, why has it taken until his death for anyone to ask any relevant questions in regards to cases he would have dominated? If the rest of the justices and the legal community at that level really saw through his BS, why is it only now that Kagan, Sotomeyer, Kennedy and ffs Thomas asking questions? Is…

Contraceptives are less expensive and less medically risky than pregnancy. It’s preventative care.

No. I loathe the man’s opinions. I think his views on most things make him humanly evil but he wouldn’t have allowed this today. He would have shut down anyone asking any questions and these cloistered nuns would have gotten their way. Misunderstanding the power he held on the court is not a good idea.

I took slut pills to treat my PCOS. Then I had the gastric bypass. Now I take my slut pills so I can slut it up.

You are right, he didn’t ever say “I don’t know how this works” he just made authoritative statements that made it clear. For example, he didn’t know that gay people are not pedophiles. And in any patent case he was hopelessly lost. I’ll say he was clever. He was clever at acting like an intellectual when he was just…

And that they aren’t fucking abortifacients no matter what Preacher Bob says.

You know... I may be reaching here... but these men do a lot of brain gymnastics to find a way to deny shit to women. A fucking PILL (or other forms) causes the white powerful men to lose their shit and take this all the way to the supreme court (over and over forever) just because they don’t want a woman to walk into…

Pretty sure purchasing an insurance plan that only covers birth control = purchasing birth control out of pocket with a coupon from the interwebz.

Age limit wouldn’t fly. But a one-term limit of 20 years would suffice.

If we all vote in the midterms, it might happen.

I take my slut pills because I had cramps that were so bad I would just be in the fetal position for 2 days straight. My mom had to take slut pills at 5o because she had an ovarian cyst rupture. My cousin had to take slut pills because she inexplicably fainted a lot and the slut pills have made it so she doesn’t faint…

How about single-payer, *subsidized birth control for all*?
Saving the nation trillions on unplanned pregnancies (and proving the model could work for the whole shebang).

In addition to understanding how insurance works, I’d also like them to understand that bc can be used as MEDICINE and not just slut pills. Women can be prescribed them for a variety of reasons. 💊

Contraceptive only insurance would cost... exactly as much as contraceptives cost without, or slightly more due to administrative costs. It’s basic actuarial math; you’ll only get it if you want contraceptives. So you’d basically be betting that you would remember to get your prescription every month (or make your IUD…

Ivory towers collide with male privilege, and the rest of us:

I KNOW. IT MAKES ME NUTS.

seemed to think that insurance exchanges provided individual contraceptive coverage and that women could easily purchase an insurance plan that would only cover birth control.

This is how I picture the SCOTUS men asking questions on contraception:

This makes me think that the justices don’t understand how insurance works. Full stop. You don’t buy insurance for specific medicines and condition. There is no “diabetes insurance” that you specifically buy on the marketplace when you need insulin. You buy comprehensive insurance and the company is gambling that more…