Rick Santorum Declared Contraception ‘Harmful to Women’ in 2006

Rick Santorum’s documented history is very long and detailed on this subject. He is exactly the kind of candidate that most women do not want to see close to the reigns of power. Except for the very narrow minded ‘religious extremist’ types. He will have NO chance on the national stage with thisn type of bcakground.

Here goes the All Barack Channel trying to destroy a Republican candidate. Your bias is showing as usual.

the more i read about him, the more he disgusts me. thank god most americans realize what a condescending, holier than thou, completely out of touch idiot he really is. ~amen

That’s because he is Catholic.

Catholics are living in the dark ages, when it comes to contraception, birth control, and population control.

Worse……..this clown wants to increase deductions for children, to encourage people to have MORE children.

What stupidity.

Contraception and/or pregnancy at an older age or no pregancy at all puts woman at risk for Breast cancer, that is a physiological risk. The other risk can be psychological in nature. Why is that the woman fears pregnancy since pregnancy is not a disease? A woman can also blindly increase the risk of STDs thinking BCP protects them. Rick is right, don’t forget his wife is not only a lawyer but a neonatal nurse who co wrote one of his books. Now I doubt ABC will print this as it usually doesn’t post many of my comments. Perhaps my commnets just get shuffled over to the Truth Team

This guy is looney…..and I’m a right leaning conservative Libertarian. Posted by: newcountryman | February 15, 2012, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm —–OK you are forcing me to change my opinion of you just a little…it is pleasing to see that someone as conservative as you can see that this guy is nuts. I do have a question for you……are you concerned at all about this country moving toward a Theocracy? I mean this attack on the 1st amendment by the conservatives and Christians is real scary to me….whenever I hear or read them talk about implementing laws based on THEIR religious beliefs all I can think of is Iran….I don’t know about you but I do not want to be ruled by ANY religion…what about you?

Here goes the All Barack Channel trying to destroy a Republican candidate. Your bias is showing as usual. Posted by: Moonhill | February 15, 2012, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm —Why is it that any time someone says ANYTHING negative against a Republican or Conservative they are attacked for being bias. Do you not believe in free speech? Clearly you do not becasue if you did then you would have made a salient arguement againt what was said instead you attack. Do you say this about a conservative madia who do a “hit piece” on a Democrat or Progressive?

Do you and people like you understand what you are doing to this country. The news outlets, if you agree or not with them, are THE most important element of a free society. They bring light on the truth. They expose the actions of those who are supposed to be there to protect us but are really doing harm. The Conservative media have for the past 30 years been relentless with their attacks on any media source who are not conservative in nature. These attacks are always followed by some sort of statement that you can only beleive conservative media because they are THE ONLY ONES WHO SPEAK THE TRUTH. If there is such massive mistrust of the media then how are we to survive. Please stop…if you don’t agree with what is written then make an arguement against what was said. Please do this for the sake of us all!!!!

to JO: Nice try with the comparison of people being forced against their will; or taken away and executed to allowing each individual or couple to decide for themselves what they want to do (when to use contraception, and which type to use). No laws here are forcing people to take the pill, have a vasectomy, or use a condom, or any other type of contraception. Your dramatic and unrealistic comparison is meant only to create a strong vile reaction in people. This is not productive and does not help our country make decisions and progress forward

So that is why Catholic priests devote themselves to little boys — they are actually protecting the women. Got it. Thanks Rick for clearing that up for me. And as far as birth control is concerned, if all men were like the lieing, thieving, scandalous Mr. Ricky, no contraception would be needed. He’s the best form of birth control I’ll ever see.

’06: Contraception ‘Harmful to Women’

’12: Santorum ‘Harmful to Women’

The issue isn’t one of contraception it is the right of conscience afforded under the 1st amendment to the constitution.” Congress shall make no law repecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free excercise thereof”. Obama is establishing his state religion while by mandating first the Catholics and now insurers to pay for his belief system.First it is the Catholics, who will be next?

One thing this world does not need right now is a bunch of more humans.

Santorum is just trying to protect women from themselves while giving men what all men want most in life: more babies and less sex.

What law does he believe exists that says sex is meant to result in birth. Where did the idea come from that there is some evil connected to sex. Why does he get to say what the result of sex will be. There is no more need of sex resulting in procreation, than catching the flu sould result in death.

“I think it’s harmful to our society to have a society that says that sex outside of marriage is something that should be encouraged or tolerated …” Since WHEN is birth control *only* for unmarried women??! Santorum doesn’t think that families who have *enough* children should also have access to birth control?

“Santorum is just trying to protect women from themselves while giving men what all men want most in life: more babies and less sex.” Thanks Gussley, I needed that chuckle today.

A pagan society never liked someone that has Christian views.

Gregario ~~ Unless your post was made totally tongue-in-cheek you dispute yourself. You say only dogs (animals in general I presume) have casual sex. In fact, it’s the exact opposite. Only humans and the primates can even have sex just for fun. Other species have to wait until the female is “in heat” and the SOLE purpose of mating is producing new baby puppies where before there “were only two dogs originally”. What’s mystical and sacred about other animals reproducing? What’s mystical and sacred is the idea that WE use sex as a means of conveying love and intimacy, hopefully with just one partner. It’s much easier to have those feelings when you don’t have to worry about producing another child to feed, clothe and educate.

Isn’t the birth control pill responsible for increasing your risk of cancer? So contraception is harmful to women..

Estrogen/Progestogen based Oral contraceptives have been declared a KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN by the World Heath Organization, for those of you who prefer science injected into your opinions.

Another lame hit piece from ABC and its partner in crime Media Matters..

Romney should run as a third party candidate. The republicans do not know how to pick a viable candidate.

Hormonal birth control pills are listed as a Class I carcinogen by the World Cancer Authority. (Just Google “birth control pills” and “carcinogenic” for tons of info.) A Class 1 is a pretty serious carcinogenic and really can’t be said to be a “preventative” … of disease anyway. There is a some linkage to breast cancer as well. So Rick is right, the best methods are always natural methods.

Jackie, so do cigarettes

WOW. We have some people who think living in the 15th century is a good idea!

Ginny: I actually have been to PP where I received the birth control pill for a nominal fee. I didn’t have an abortion precisely because I was on the Pill. Years later I married and instead of giving birth I decided to adopt a child already on the planet without parents. Best decision ever! I highly recommend this option especially those who espouse to “love the unborn so much”. Be the change we wish to see is what I always say. I’m not sure why or how you “judgers” of others decide you are above anyone else or can make better decisions for other human beings as far as sex and reproduction is concerned.

Gail 9:01pm ~~ What is the World Cancer Authority? I tried to Google it since I’d never heard of it before. Apparently neither has Google! Also any time you read the results of any study, regardless of the subject of the study, you really have to look at where the study was done, who performed the study, who published the study results, and who sponsored (paid for) that study. Such information is often quite revealing.

“With contraception, a man is empowered to have as much sex as he likes without consequence.”

LOL! Yeah, women who use contraception are just rag dolls who will have sex with empowered men as much as they like without consequence.. We women have no choice in the matter. What century do Santorum supporters live in?

American women love his ideas about de-funding all public schools too. Next: time to review the question about whether the earth revolves around the sun.

98% of Catholic women have proved they don’t give a hoot about the “authority” of their Pope and his underlings since they already use birth control. Most of those women are also honest enough to admit they are fine with the new insurance mandate. The rest of those women who claim to oppose the President’s plan are obviously only giving lip service to the hierarchy…knowing of course…lip service is what they love the most.

So, Rick proclaims “it’s a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.” He apparently considers himself an expert on how sex is supposed to be, and intends to teach the rest of us how to think and behave. Sorry, Rick should be running for Pope, not POTUS! His religious views do not belong in government, and he needs to keep his nose out of our bedrooms. His arrogance and extremism are astounding! Totally unfit for the office.

Medical facts show that most contraceptives have major side effects most women do not know about (one only need to look at the legal literature regarding the number of lawsuits against hundreds of contraceptives). Oral contraception often works by aborting a fertilized egg. Risk factors which are not uncommon and which we see frequently at Harvard Medical School include a long list, most significantly, deep vein thrombosis potentially leading to death through a pulmonary embolism, depression and even suicidal ideation, high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, permanent or temporary disabling loss of vision, decreased libido, infertility. The risk of cancers is also of great concern. Contraception from a medical point of view is harmful to women. We have so many patient who want to eat organically, exercise frequently, and not eat any additives, artificial substances, which makes medical sense. But then they take contraceptives which is very harmful. The alternative is a natural method that has been shown to be as effective as most contraceptives and does not medically harm the body or mind.

Texianbear54 | February 16, 2012, 10:51 am post: You can believe in a fairy tale man in the sky all you want. It’s a free country. But claiming that “Christians are NOT trying to force our views on anyone” is a complete and shameless LIE. So-called ‘Christians’ are doing their level best across the country to force their views on everyone, through manipulation of public policy. Just look at Virginia, right now. Their Republican legislature has approved a bill that their Republican governor is about to sign. It forces every woman in the state who seeks an abortion to submit to a vaginal penetration ultrasound before the state will allow her to have a constitutionally protected medical procedure. A 100%, completely medically UNNECESSARY vaginal penetration ultrasound will be FORCED on every woman seeking an abortion in Virginia. One that will have to be paid for, of course, since those procedures are not free. So if YOU got raped in Virginia and became pregnant as a result, and if YOU decided to terminate the pregnancy rather than carry your rapist’s baby to term, then YOU would have a government-mandated vaginal penetration ultrasound FORCED upon you, regardless of whether or not you consent, courtesy of the Republicans in Virginia. A Democrat politician even tried to introduce an amendment requiring a woman’s consent first. That amendment was defeated by the Republicans. (How any female with a brain in this country can support a Party like the Republican Party is a baffling mystery.)

Romeny doesn’t think a state would outlaw contraception, huh, how about that persoonhood amendment in Mississippi that he supported? Many forms of birth control would have been banned. They also fail to recognize that there are many other medical uses for birth control, and for example I am on a drug that could cause severe birth defects should I rely on abstinence and prayer? At least I can plan for a pregnancy and get off the drug. Wish they guys would learn more about women’s health before they make pronouncements about BC.

Wow – a seemingly honest politician who is not afraid to say what he believes. How refreshing. Why should we all be afraid of that? Do we really want honesty and integrity in our public officials, or do we want politicians who are clones and always say what people want to hear? Isn’t diversity of opinion and honest debate the hallmark of this country and of our political system? Isn’t this what is critically needed in order for our country to work? Do we value character and substance, over image and political correctness? Do we even want to risk an honest election between widely differing positions? Maybe the answer is NO and in reality it is WE (all of us) who are at the root cause of why our country is so out of kilter and our government seems incapable of governing. Maybe what we really want is more of the same – dysfunctional political correcness and mediocrity.

Rick Santorum and the Republican ruled Congress; since 2008 have pushed every agenda, they can against women’s health. Forcing hospitals let a women and child die by blocking abortion. Forcing young women who need birth control to prevent ovarian cancer get ill to death and sterile. Forcing probes into women’s vaginas without their consent. Not allowing women to testify in their behalf. And what does Palin, Bachman and all those Republican women and in Congress do? NOTHING. They stand by their Republican men and against women. Maybe all Republicans, their daughters, sisters use the aspirin? What is next: Sharia law and Burpas?

Is Santorum trying for the ‘frothiest lie of the week’? Over this last weekend he’s been saying the most outrageous, unsupportable comments about everything Obama/Democrat. It’s hilarious since a large majority of Americans can see through the smoke screen and even more are beginning to see thru it to see the real Santorum – a frothy, nasty thing that leaves a stain on everything it touches. (and I’m not talking about the alternative definition either).

Anyone who thins Santorum is a “conservative” who stands for small, less intrusive government, is an idiot. Santorum is a radical revolutionary of the far right who wants to put the government into every American bedroom, to enforce foreign dictates against birth control from the Pope in Rome.