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Eric Bolling, Andrea Tantaros Advance Anti-Choice Fox Lie: Birth Control = Abortion

Posted by Priscilla -25.80pc on April 01, 2014 · Flag

As the mouthpiece for the America's anti-choice religious right who are opposed to the ACA's birth control mandate, Fox has *consistently pushed their talking point that the ACA covers contraceptives which cause abortions. This view is based on the beliefs of certain evangelical Christians (Hobby Lobby) and the Catholic Church. It is not based on science which has determined that Plan B prevents ovulation and the IUD prevents implantation prior to which, according to the medical community, there is no pregnancy. But rather than address this important nuance, Fox presents, as Fox Fact, that abortion is covered under the ACA. Last week, during discussions about Hobby Lobby, Eric Bolling and Andera Tantaros must have scored lots of "pro-life" points for pushing this patented Fox lie. 

Last Tuesday, Andrea Tantaros referred to the "Plan B Abortion Pill" which, again, is a bold face lie because emergency contraception, according to the newest scientific information, prevents ovulation. It IS NOT AN ABORTION PILL. RU 486 is an abortion inducing pill and that is not covered under the ACA. Bolling said that Plan B and the IUD "destroy a baby after there's a conception." Again- a theological construct and not science. Tantaros also pushed another lie with this bit of snark: "What happens if it puts them out of business and the woman who is screaming and yelling doesn't have a job? Then she really can't get her birth control and her condoms and whatever else." Memo to Andrea: The ACA does not cover condoms.

The following day, in another discussion about Hobby Lobby, Bolling, in reference to IUD's and emergency contraception advanced the lie: "Call it what you want to call, and terminate a pregnancy, aren't they in fact, isn't ObamaCare in fact paying for abortions in America?" (No, Eric, they're not) Another bit of inconvenient truth that those on Fox never seem to mention is that other religious denomination applaud the birth control mandate. Bollin later said, as Fox Fact: "They take the contraceptives after the pregnancy has occurred. Therefore, if Hobby Lobby is paying for this pill, they're paying for an abortion, are they not? If Supreme Court is mandating Obama, they're literally saying ObamaCare has to pay for abortions." Uh, no Eric, because these contraceptives are NOT abortifacients, except for those with certain religious views, that's not what they're saying.

That old George Costanza axiom comes to mind: "It's not a lie if you believe it!"

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Marc Conder commented 2014-04-02 16:18:43 -0400 · Flag
Priscillia who? in a classic case of sophistry, you went for the jugular based on your opinion, rather then fact. Any device, any chemical, any sponge that might prevent a fertilized cell from implanting on the uterine wall is an abortifact. You conclude that since site A, or group B uses the word ‘abortion’ only after a fertilized cell has implanted itself is specious. By promoting a device or a substance that prevents maturation of a fertilized egg, you are factually promoting a way allow the female body to interrupt the predictable progress of that fertilized egg. Abortions in the USA, based on roe V wade, are legal. yet they are to be both safe and rare. Given the factual numbers of interrupted pregnancies, they certainly are not rare. Perhaps if you took the time to think about this for even a moment or 2, you would see the determinant is in fact self responsibility. if you do not want to become pregnant , do not engage in vaginal intercourse with a male. if you are adamant about either not ever having a child, or no more children, perhaps sterilization is a consideration. lets agree, your choice should only impact you. Not anyone else. and certainly not society at large, we simply can not be responsible for your choices, or lack there of. If you elect to use B/C, be prepared to pay for it your self, as so many like minded women claim, this is a woman’s health care issue, and no one, not the partner, father, parent nor society at large has the right to come between you and your choice. I agree. your choice, your cost.
Joseph West commented 2014-04-02 01:37:40 -0400 · Flag
Did you folks catch the latest little problem for Hobby Lobby? It turns out that these “can’t have contraceptives in our insurance coverage because they’re abortion pills and that goes against our religious beliefs” morons have INVESTMENTS in pharma companies that—wait for it—PRODUCE ABORTION PILLS.

At HuffPo: The owners of Hobby Lobby, a Christian-owned craft supply chain, were so offended by the idea of having to include emergency contraceptives and intrauterine devices in their health insurance plans that they sued the Obama administration and took the case all the way up to the Supreme Court. But Mother Jones reported on Tuesday that the company’s retirement plan has invested millions of dollars in the manufacturers of emergency contraception and drugs used to induce abortions. (Bolding mine)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/01/hobby-lobby-invests-in-em_n_5070279.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl4%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D460128
mlp ! commented 2014-04-01 19:46:41 -0400 · Flag
I’m really hoping that women voters are smart enough to realize the game Fox is playing. Not the geriatric babes of the Fox base, but young women of child-bearing age need to become enraged and vote for their rights.
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