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There have been\u00a0strong reactions following what was perhaps the most eagerly awaited decision of this year’s Supreme Court term.<\/p>\n

A 5-4 Court decided Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., <\/em><\/a>ruling that closely held corporations do not have to provide abortifacients to their employees as part of their healthcare packages. Hobby Lobby already covers 16 of the 20 forms of FDA approved contraception, but it is against their religious beliefs to provide ones which can act to end a baby’s life after fertilization.<\/p>\n

From the reactions we’ve seen to the Hobby Lobby <\/em>decision, one would think we were on our way to overturning the right to obtain contraception, found in Griswold v. Connecticut<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This could not be further from the truth.\u00a0Griswold<\/em> is even referenced in the Hobby Lobby opinion:<\/p>\n

Under our cases, women (and men) have a constitutional right to obtain contraceptives, see Griswold v. Connecticut…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And yet continued reactions come from\u00a0Planned Parenthood<\/a> and NARAL<\/a> – including the executive director of NARAL’s Oregon branch.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Elected politicians such as Senator Barbara Boxer <\/a>and Senator Mark Udall <\/a>are also chiming in.<\/p>\n

Another source\u00a0is an article from The New England Journal of Medicine. <\/a>As LifeSiteNews points out, <\/a>the NEJM “has published a shallowly reasoned, follow-the-liberal-advocacy-meme article bemoaning the limited and eminently reasonable Hobby Lobby decision.” The article demonstrates that the authors either did not read the decision, or disregarded it completely:<\/p>\n

Finally, in the wake of Hobby Lobby<\/em>, we may anticipate challenges to other medical services that some religions find objectionable, such as vaccinations, infertility treatments, blood transfusions, certain psychiatric treatments, and even hospice care. Hobby Lobby<\/em>‘s implications may also extend into civil rights law, with employers asking to \u201copt out\u201d of laws intended to protect people from employment and housing discrimination based on religion, race, sex, national origin, or pregnancy status.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As one can see from reading the actual decision in Hobby Lobby<\/em>, such concerns are indeed addressed, and even mentioned from the start:<\/p>\n

This decision concerns only the contraceptive mandate and should not be understood to hold that all insurance coverage mandates, e.g.,<\/em> for vaccinations or blood transfusions, must necessarily fall if they conflict with an employer’s religious beliefs. Nor does it provide a shield for employers who might cloak illegal discrimination as a religious practice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Court understands that such decisions would need to be examined on a case-by-case basis, and thus, the “hysteria,” as Wesley J. Smith calls it, need not be there over this “slippery-slope.”<\/p>\n

Perhaps one of the most egregious responses comes from another politician, Hillary Clinton, in a statement which was shared by Planned Parenthood Action’s Facebook page. <\/a>The potential 2016 presidential candidate’s remarks reflect the assumptions and ignorance of dissenters.<\/p>\n

Clinton claims that a woman’s “…employer[,]” meaning Hobby Lobby, “…doesn’t think she should be using contraception.” First of all, Hobby Lobby already provides most forms of contraception, and did so even before required to do so by the HHS Mandate.<\/p>\n

But Clinton also wrongly suggests that those who have a religious objection to paying for birth control have a problem with others using it. The simple matter here is that they take issue, reasonably so, with having to be\u00a0complicit in providing such drugs.<\/p>\n

If the reality were as Clinton believes it to be, then we would have a much different situation on our hands. NARAL’s tagline of #NotMyBossBusiness might have some credibility. The only way birth control becomes the\u00a0boss’\u00a0business is when he or she has\u00a0to pay for it. Since this is the case, NARAL’s tagline falls apart on them.<\/p>\n

One popular way to express negative reactions is through memes – like the one we see in Sen. Mark Udall’s Buzzfeed piece<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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This meme completely ignores the idea of female bosses though, and fails to take their<\/em> opinions into account. Isn’t that more discriminatory to women? Isn’t it more discriminatory to women to put them all\u00a0in the same bubble, to assume that they\u00a0all have the same thoughts on contraception – not just about using it, but also on who should pay for it?<\/p>\n

Helen Alvar\u00e9 of Women Speak for Themselves, thinks putting women in such a bubble is<\/em> discriminatory, and offers a refreshing piece<\/a> to address\u00a0and correct\u00a0the concerns of those dissenting, both on the bench and in the public square.<\/p>\n

In a further move against Hobby Lobby, <\/em>dissenting politicians made a political move, which has since been defeated.<\/p>\n

Though Senator Harry Reid still has not allowed a vote on a House-approved bill to limit abortions past 20-weeks, he was more than eager to vote on a bill which would have overturned the Court’s decision.\u00a0 As it turned out, the “Not My Boss’ Business Act,” was blocked from being put forward to a vote. <\/a><\/p>\n

Many in the Democrat Party have misspoke about Hobby Lobby<\/em>, often in an embarrassing manner, when they should know better.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post, <\/em>which says “we obviously take no position on the Supreme Court opinion[,]” offers a thoughtful piece on what has been said by Democrats with regards to the decision. With “Democrats on Hobby Lobby: ‘Misspeaks,’ ‘opinion’ and overheated rhetoric,”\u00a0 <\/a>The Post\u00a0<\/em>provides\u00a0an\u00a0example of an objective source pointing out that perhaps Democrats have taken their disappointment too far.<\/p>\n

The piece\u00a0analyzes statements made by various Democrats.\u00a0Explanations\u00a0range from issuing corrections and admitting mistakes, to claims that such comments are open to interpretation.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most embarrassing is Harry Reid’s comment that mentions,\u00a0with emphasis added:<\/p>\n

[t]he one thing we are going to do during this work period, sooner rather than later, is to ensure that women\u2019s lives are not determined by virtue of five white men…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Such a mistake – as Justice Clarence Thomas is African-American –\u00a0 was not only embarrassing, but easily avoidable. The mistake could have been further prevented by ignoring gender completely. Nancy Pelosi’s remarks were also addressed by The Post<\/em>, when she said:<\/p>\n

\u201cReally, we should be afraid of this court.\u00a0 The five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal. Let\u2019s not even go there.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While there are no mistakes on race here, the Court in no way “determin[ed] what contraceptions are legal.” It is also far-reaching to not only misinterpret a court decision, but to claim “we should be afraid of…” those on the court.<\/p>\n

And what is <\/em>worth pointing out when it comes to gender is that the case which created a so-called right to abortion, was decided by all men too, as mentioned by Jonathon Van Maren for LifeSiteNews.com, with original emphasis:<\/a><\/p>\n

The Supreme Court Justices voting in favor of Hobby Lobby were all male! Uh, so were the justices who legalized abortion\u2014and I wasn\u2019t aware that arguments had genitals?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Van Maren makes an amusing, but nevertheless true point as to why we need not consider the gender of those who make decisions.<\/p>\n

While it is understandable for those who disagree with the Court’s decision on extending religious freedom to companies like Hobby Lobby – which is what this case was always about – to express their disappointment, there is a distinction between disappointment and deceit. And, as even objective sources – such as The Washington Post – <\/em>would point out, perhaps those in power are taking their reactions too far.<\/p>\n

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