It is easy to tell a great legislator in the making, they victimize employees of small business as an example of religious freedom.
Huh?
This is still another example of how legislators in Arizona over reach their power to 'make a point.' It is amazing how the political right wing believe they have the right to include an entire nation in a discussion over the fact they can't prioritize what belongs in the pubic realm and what doesn't. Then they wonder where the GOP brain trust has gone. They lose respect and credibility because they over reach.
By IBTIMES STAFF REPORTER
March 15, 2012 9:55 AM EDT
A(nother) new controversial bill (click title to entry - thank you) regarding birth control has been advanced in Arizona which would allow employers to fire women who take the pill to prevent pregnancy, rather than for health purposes, based on religious and moral beliefs.
The current law states that birth control is covered under health insurance plans for women in Arizona for contraceptive purposes as well as health concerns. However, the new birth control bill, House Bill 2625, states that women who want their birth control pill to be covered by their insurance plans must verify its purpose to be solely for medical reasons and not to prevent pregnancy. The bill would grant employers to deny female employees the right to be covered based on religious beliefs....
