Several dozen state lawmakers got an unusual -- and unsolicited -- gift Thursday: their very own uterus.
The four-inch red or pink knitted uteruses -- longer if the fallopian tubes are stretched out -- were delivered to the Capitol in plastic bags with the names of lawmakers who have supported legislation to let employers refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to their workers. Each bag also had a typewritten note urging lawmakers to accept the uterus as "a reminder of the women who are or have been in your life.''
"I am amazed that you have taken it on to make personal health care decisions for all these women, without knowing anything about their individual circumstances,'' read the note signed by Chandler resident Deborah Sullivan.
"A significant majority of adult women, have used contraception at some time in their lives, frequently within marriage, for a variety of reasons, without intervention of Congress,'' it continues. "This status should continue, as a recognition of the dignity of women.''
The letter also says increased access to contraceptives will mean fewer abortions and fewer unwanted children who may become victims of abuse.
"Please treat the women in your life as the intelligent persons they are,'' it ends. "I provide you with a uterus. Please leave ours alone.''
Sullivan told Capitol Media Services she felt it important, even in her 60s, to get involved and to make sure lawmakers think about women when they consider HB 2625.
"Who knew that as a grandmother I'd get motivated to do something political based on my knitting group,'' she said.
samkat posted at 5:11 pm on Fri, Apr 20, 2012.
If they perfect the birth control shots for men, are you willing to allow insurance companies to pay for those? Heck, most of them are already paying for your viagra. :-)
DrJCA1 posted at 8:25 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
Does any insurance policy cover payment for buying condoms? If not, then other forms of birth control should be paid for by the person buying it, not the employer or the insurance company. It's not very fair to pay for BC pills and not condoms.
Juggernaut8000 posted at 12:49 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
The only person to choose to have an abortion is the woman. Politicians have used the prolife or prochoice position to garner votes for 30 years. That weasel Rick Santorum and his religious pro life rant should be incarcerated.
As humans, we are not exactly an endangered species and we dont need more children, especially ones that the mother didn't want in the first place.
Please stay out of other peoples' choices and mind your own da mn business.
chuckles3 posted at 11:20 am on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
Hmmm....sounds like an aging hippie trying to re-live the 60's, man. The ignorance about this issue is astounding. If you want contraception, no one is stopping you from buying it whether this bills passes or not. Period. But, as usual you have a group people that want the freedom to make bad choices(which I am all for) but want someone else to pay for them(which I am not).