Sure, otherwise it's not compassion.

All fine and dandy until we hit more political bumps and problems for the sake of values.

I'm not against insurance companies providing contraceptives, I'm against forcing them to provide contraceptives.

62% of the female population supports it; 55% of the population does. If "forcing" has to be "forcing" due to the phenomenon of imperfect knowledge, so be it.

This isn't proof that education doesn't work by itself. It's proof that lack of education and misinformation is dangerous.

And given that states do like to meddle in education systems, what are the odds that such bills will fully last before being watered down. Indeed what are the odds that education by itself will work? It's a very flimsy and risky bet to take.

As for the money to pay for the condom machines, schools can sell them for a profit or the machines could be installed using money from people who want to pay for them. If you want the government to take some of your money and buy condoms for teens with it, then you should go ahead and buy the condoms yourself and provide them. If you want the government to take money from everyone else and buy condoms for teens with it, you need to convince as many people as possible to join your cause.

They already did the convincing. There are almost no policies that will garner a full backing from the people. Furthermore, the machine idea comes out ad a tad bit idealistic. What if people who didn't lay now use the machines? Free rider problem emerges again.

If you can't afford the most expensive, go with something cheaper. Not all birth control is that expensive. Not to mention, many people are able to get their pills through Planned Parenthood.

It is within every woman's right to have as much control as she can over her body; getting pregnant is not a lighthearted affair. A ten percent difference in chance can lead to Faustian nightmares for all parties, especially if sex is frequent.

As for PP, theres a limit they can go before they are stretched thin. They had 4 million clients last year, and that's already on an exorbitant funding of one billion.

It's easy to support ideas in which coercion works in your favor. If you're a woman, you're more likely going to support such a plan because it benefits you. People often want the government to cater to their own lives, and they often think their lives that they live are the perfect models.

Democracy is never fun if it works against you. We are now presented with a stark choice. Should we choose to respect the democratic ideals that anchor America, or only consider it democracy if it works for us? The Thais have a motto, that Democracy is only fair and just if my candidate wins. It's the incontrovertible truth; more people want something they get that thing. It is also the uncomfortable realization that most laws will be based and rooted in coercion if some form. The general consensus is that religion and law should not mix, yet there are millenarian groups that wish for a fundamentalist government. They are coerced into accepting the general standard we all stick to.

The machines would merely have to sell condoms, not give them away for free.

Well you did say that the machine would be paid for by proper who wish for such services. Who would want to pay for the initial cost if they van free reuse later?

A woman has every right to have as much control as she can over her body; but she does not have the right to take from other people to obtain said control. Rights are personal freedoms in which you are allowed, not in which you are entitled.

There are almost no such things as complete freedom. Someone is allowed to smoke, yet it infringes on the freedom of others to enjoy clean air. We have the right and freedom to enjoy the roads, yet we produce noise pollution that infringes on the freedom of people who want to rest and people with respiratory ailments. There is a limited amount of freedom, and it is the governments job to demarcate it such that the freedom each enjoys is maximized. Not at the potential maximum, but what is realistically possible so that it's "fair" for most.

We have to decide when it's okay to coerce people to pay for things they don't agree to. I just don't see contraceptives as something people should be forced to pay for. Then again, I think the same fore socialized healthcare. I believe we should help people without resorting to coercion.

Yet most women want contraceptions made more available. And it benefits employees too since it affects a workers productivity.

If they can free ride*

Obama is the best thing thats ever happened to America. :D

^umm no

I believe Mitt Romney should win. The incumbent president had his chance and America isn't getting better.

The incumbent president had his chance and America isn't getting better.

What chance?  The republicans in congress blocked everything he wanted to do.

Ron Paul. I believe that states my feelings on the subject. Or should I just say we should completely obliterate the current process and start over. Clearly the two party dictatorship we have now isn't working to well. *hears knocking on door*

Ron Paul is racist, anti liberal, denies global warming, anti tax, anti abortion, anti education and anti gay amongst others. Everything he detests is "Unconstitutional", even Federal Highways; he's a fake New Age Freedom Messiah who dangles the carrot of liberty in front of people, goading them into following him whilst he works on dismantling a system, but never proposes anything solid to cover the void that is left. His zealot like and dogmatic adherence to the idea of freedom over all will in the end just cause this sinking ship to just implode. Impractical above all.

What chance?  The republicans in congress blocked everything he wanted to do.

Of course they did, you know why? Because they would make things worse. And I don't want things to be worse since that health care bill has already caused trouble to private businessess including private clinics.

Ron Paul is racist, anti liberal, denies global warming, anti tax, anti abortion, anti education and anti gay amongst others.

I see a few things in here that I agree with Ron Paul; I deny Global warming as real(seriously I find it surprising that people still believe in global warming. I don't even know what it means any more since when it snows it's global warming, when it is really cold it's global warming, when there are tornadoes it's global warming, when there is a huricane it's global warming). I am anti abortion and anti Gay even though I am friends with a few gay people. I most definatley am anti- "modern"Liberal. I can understand why he is anti tax but I am just Anti "huge" tax I mean look at the huge dept we are in. I am not sure if he is racist, I don't know maybe he is maybe he isn't, but since people have been misusing the term racist I just don't know.

Oh yeah!