We’re dealing with some pretty icky stuff, here; zygotes, embryos, fetuses, menstruation, uterine tissues…but if decisions that affect those icky things are made, we really should be willing to speak about them.
Now what gets me is there’s an exemption for blood transfusions and vaccines—equally valid religious exemptions exist for those in that same statement if I recall. It seems to me that Justice Alito gets to pick and choose which scientific facts are ignored based on his own beliefs. Jean “Now I’m not stupid but I can’t understand/ Why she walks like a woman but talks like a man…” (From “Lola”, by The Kinks) On Jul 2, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Michael Peabody <peabody...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Jean - I was trying to avoid getting into a discussion as to > the particulars of the contraception (which is the vehicle for this > particular case) by relying on Justice Alito's statement on page 9, > footnote 7, which dismissed the dispute over what the drugs actually > do (distinguishing between how the company and regulators viewed the > drugs). In other words, if the company owners believe it causes > abortion, or the company owners believe that wearing blue hats on a > Monday attracts evil spirits, the Court would apply the same analysis. > _______________________________________________ > To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw > > Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as > private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; > people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) > forward the messages to others. _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
