GOP Votes To Put Your Boss In Your Bedroom Mar 1, 2012 | By ThinkProgress War Room Did Your Senator Vote to Put Your Boss in Your Bedroom? Republicans sure chose an auspicious way to ring in Women’s History Month. This morning, the Senate voted on the extreme bill to put your boss in your bedroom — and in between you and your doctor. And every single Republican who voted but one — Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), who has been essentially driven out of the Senate by GOP extremism — voted for the bill. Here’s a reminder of what this legislation would entail: It would allow ANY employer or insurance company to deny ANY essential or preventative health care benefit for essentially ANY reason. Benefits that could be denied include: - contraception
- cancer screenings
- diabetes screenings
- STD screenings
- prenatal care
- mental health coverage
This bill is so extreme that if your boss believed in healing exclusively through the power of prayer, he would have sufficient legal grounds to deny you coverage for various medical conditions. If your boss had a moral objection to single mothers, he could deny unmarried pregnant women prenatal coverage. Or if your boss had a "moral" objection to overweight people, diabetes screenings would not have to be covered. Under the conservative plan, all of the above would be perfectly legal. Under the progressive plan — the Affordable Care Act, Americans and their doctors are in charge of their health care decisions, not insurance companies and your boss.
Which Senators Voted AGAINST Access to Birth Control? Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN): 202.224.4944 Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH): 202.224.3324 Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY): 202.224.6441 Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO): 202.224.5721 Sen. John Boozman (R-AR): 202.224.4843 Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA): 202.224.4543 Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC): 202.224.3154 Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA): 202.224-6324 Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA): 202.224.3521 Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN): 202.224.5623 Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK): 202.224.5754 Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS): 202.224.5054 Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME): 202.224-2523 Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN): 202.224.3344 Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX): 202.224.2934 Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID): 202.224.6142 Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC): 202.224.6121 Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY): 202.224.3424 Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC): 202.224.5972 Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA): 202.224.3744 Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT): 202.224.5251 Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV): 202.224.6244 Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND): 202.224.2551 Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX): 202.224.5922 Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK): 202.224.4721 Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA): 202.224.3643 Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE): 202.224.4224 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): 202.224.5323 Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ): 202.224.4521 Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT): 202.224.5444 Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN): 202.224.4814 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): 202.224.3954 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): 202.224.2235 Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY): 202.224.2541 Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS): 202.224.6521 Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): 202.224-6665 Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE): 202.224.6551 Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY): 202.224.4343 Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH): 202.224.3353 Sen. James Risch (R-ID): 202.224.2752 Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS): 202.224.4774 Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL): 202.224.3041 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL): 202.224.4124 Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL): 202.224.5744 Sen. John Thune (R-SD): 202.224.2321 Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA): 202.224.4254 Sen. David Vitter (R-LA): 202.224.4623 Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS): 202.224.6253 Attacking women’s rights is not the way we celebrate Women’s History Month. If your Senator voted against access to birth control, please feel free to politely call their office and tell them you don’t want your boss in your bedroom and that it’s time to stop the attacks on women’s health care. Evening Brief: Important Stories That You May Have Missed Will there be a same-sex marriage referendum in Ohio? Limbaugh doubles down on sexist attack against Sandra Fluke, demands she post sex tapes online, adding that he’ll “buy all of the women at Georgetown University as much Aspirin to put between their knees as they want." Who says Mitt Romney is the sensible one? They Keystone XL pipeline will raise gas prices. The U.N. and the VP of the international football association (FIFA) are joining forces in calling on FIFA to overturn a ban on Islamic headscarves for female soccer teams. Extremist Arizona Sheriff heavily courted by Republican presidential candidates claims that his “investigation” proves the president’s birth certificate is a “forgery.” Bush-appointed federal judge sends racist, anti-Obama email comparing interracial sex to bestiality. The late Andrew Breitbart's career as a showman and right-wing provocateur. Seventy percent of the country wants Paul Ryan to keep his hands off their Medicare. | 
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