Here's a new way to recycle and have a little fun. Let's send our used birth control packets to Arizona.
Instead of recoiling in horror (as I did) at the prospect of an Arizona bill that threatens the very fabric of what it means to be in relationship with other human beings (decency, privacy, mutual respect), let's laugh at the ludicrous behavior of a small number of legislative bullies who have somehow gained power while we weren't looking (or thinking, or voting).
We don’t live in the Soviet Union,” [author of Arizona House Bill 2625, Majority Whip Debbie] Lesko said. “So, government should not be telling the organizations or mom and pop employers to do something against their moral beliefs.”
First, maybe Ms. Lesko needs to check a map. No one lives in the Soviet Union because it hasn't existed since 1991.
Second, when it did exist, the USSR provided everyone free health care which included birth control, so she's right on that point but not in the way she meant.
Third, do the rules of living in a free society only apply to companies who then get to freely violate individual rights to confidential medical treatment? Has anyone in Arizona heard of HIPAA?
Fourth, we like to make love. And having 50 children prevents us from making love a lot.
Finally, I have a few questions for you Ms Lesko. Do you know that women all over the world including the US die in child birth or from complications from pregnancy and child birth? If child birth were not a medical condition, then why is the doctor involved? If child birth is a medical condition then perhaps preventing a medical condition that has life long repercussions is a medical issue and therefore an important personal health decision between a woman, her partner and her doctor, and THEREFORE covered under health insurance?
I confess that I don't believe logical arguments work with illogical people. That's why I think sending birth control packets and a lot of laughing will be the best response.
Quick, slip a used birth control pack into an envelope and address it to Debbie Lesko at:
House of Representatives
1700 W. Washington
Room 222
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Or you can email her at dlesko@azleg.gov
Include a funny note so she knows we are laughing at her. Like this:
My boss truly doesn't care
what I do without my underwear
Why do you want to legislate
How far I go with my date?
Come on people, let's have a little fun. I'm laughing already!