"Give Me Birth Control, or Give Me Death!"

"Give Me Birth Control, or Give Me Death!"  That must be what Patrick Henry's wife said and he got it wrong when he repeated it...I mean, can you imagine how devastating life would be for Americans if they didn't have birth control--for free no less? After all, it isn't as if people do have the capability of exercising personal responsibility in the area of their sexual relationships.  Even though the outcry of most liberals is that the government should stay out of our bedroom, I guess that doesn't apply when it comes to birth control.  It is apparently a one way street in this regard.

It is really a travesty that we are experiencing a shortage of some very important medications in this country. Methotrexate is just one of these medications. It is a form of chemotherapy, although it does have other uses. In another life when I worked as a pediatric oncology nurse, this was a medication we used a lot for the treatment of childhood cancer.  I cannot imagine being the parent of one of those sick children whose very life depends on receiving this medicine and knowing it cannot be obtained. I mean honestly, then the term "give me chemotherapy or give me death" has a legitimate meaning. But are we hearing an outcry about this problem?  Is it topping the news headlines?  No.  We are discussing birth control.  A non-life sustaining medication that can be obtained freely, or another form of non-prescription birth control can be used to achieve the same outcome.

And just who decided that this is the medication that needs to be provided for all Americans?  (Don't consider that men, menopausal women, those with ethical or religious convictions against birth control and others not in need of birth control will all be paying for this provision.)  Why not insulin for diabetics?  Or blood pressure medication?  Or antibiotics? 

Personal responsibility.  What an outdated concept.  If it was taught to our children and promoted within society, it would solve a host of problems--teenage pregnancy, abortion, welfare, bankruptcy, health care costs, work production...But I guess that doesn't warrant examination and discussion.  Birth control trumps all.  Without it we would surely be an oppressed society.  You might not be able to exercise your religious liberties, but never fear, the birth control pill will be waiting for you at your local pharmacy--free of charge.