Category Archives: Health Care Insurance

Catholic Bishops and Religious Rights vs. Women’s Rights…and Women’s Health

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro NOTE: I originally posted the following article at Res Ipsa Loquitor on March 4, 2012. I decided to repost it at Flowers for Socrates after reading Mike Spindell’s article Proof Most “Right to Life” People Are Liars. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Equal Rights, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Hospitals, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Roman Catholic Church, Society, United States | Tagged , , , , | 19 Comments

“SCROTUS”: A Song by Roy Zimmerman

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

Submitted by Elaine Magliaro I want to thank OroLee for posting the following Roy Zimmerman video in the comments on my column titled Pro-Life Nurse-Midwife Sues Tampa Family Health Centers for Not Hiring Her after She Said She Wouldn’t Prescribe … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Constitutional Law, Fundamentalism, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Roman Catholic Church, SCOTUS, United States | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

The Devil Is in the Details: Satanists, Religion, and the Hobby Lobby Ruling

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro In her “blistering” dissent in the Hobby Lobby ruling, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote, “The court, I fear, has ventured into a minefield.” In addition to venturing into a minefield, SCOTUS may have also cracked open the … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Courts, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, SCOTUS, United States | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

SCOTUS, The Hobby Lobby Case, and The Three Amigos of TV Comedy News Programs

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

Submitted by Elaine Magliaro I have been enjoying Last Week Tonight, John Oliver’s new comedy show, which airs on HBO on Sunday evenings. Last week, Oliver did a funny segment on the Hobby Lobby case prior to the Supreme Court’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Law, Courts, Government, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Jurisprudence, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, SCOTUS, United States | Tagged , , | 46 Comments

A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon: Religious Liberty for Corporations

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

SUBMITTED BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Mark Fiore says that since corporations got their free speech rights—they’re now fighting to get freedom of religion. He adds, “With the “Hobby Lobby” case before the Supreme Court, the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Constitutional Law, Health Care Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Religion, SCOTUS | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Hobby Hypocrisy Lobby

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Gene Howington

by GENE HOWINGTON Good art is at a fundamental level about honest expression.  Business?  Not so much.  Especially in the case of Hobby Lobby it appears.  The Christian-owned craft supply chain, were so morally offended by the idea of having … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Fundamentalism, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Religion, SCOTUS | 70 Comments