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Stephen Colbert steps in on President Obama v Catholics contraception battle - VIDEO

Republicans aren't taking this lying down 'or even doggie style'

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ANTOINETTE KELLY,
IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Friday, February 17, 2012, 8:50 AM
Updated Friday, February 17, 2012, 10:34 AM

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President Obama's healthcare plan requires all employers - including religious institutions - to include contraception choices in insurance coverage.

But the requirement that women be given access to contraception has alarmed some deeply conservative Christians, inspiring Comedy Central king Stephen Colbert's to weigh in with his take this week.

On Tuesday night's Colbert Report, Colbert gleefully blew huge hole in the religious right's argument with a look at what the bible says about procreation - and whether or not birth control is really prohibited by Catholicism when 98% of Catholic women actually use it.

'When you use contraception, you are not only sinning, you're c*ck-blocking the almighty!' Colbert scoffed.

Republicans, Colbert quipped, aren't taking this lying down 'or even doggie style' and then he quoted Rick Santorum's opinion that the White House mandate puts our rights on a slippery 'or lubricated' slope.

In case you missed Colbert's point, watch the following video involving a banana and guillotine.

 

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rpmschevy | Feb 19, 2012, 12:26 AM EST
maireadinmelb my statement was about Rights. You want contraceptives, go and buy them. Forcing a Religious organization to do something that is against its beliefs is Unconstitutional. Forcing citizens to buy insurance is unconstitutional. I find it funny that you responded to Jets that it is between her and her partner. But not here in the USA. Additionally if woman is not happy with the insurance provided by a Catholic hospital, then change employers. If you are unhappy with your pay or compensation you change jobs. I have changed my employer a few times due to this. Were not forced to stay, unlike socialist or caste type countries, in a job that does not compensate us properly, well at least at the moment.

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seanomelb | Feb 18, 2012, 06:10 PM EST
Chevy you miss the point. Will the religious institutions subsidise womens insurance with another providor who will give them contraceptives.The employees also have rights.

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Gearoid4 | Feb 18, 2012, 04:47 PM EST
Abortion is often used a back-up measure when the contraception fails to prevent conception. Thus we can see that the two are clearly linked. We hear a lot about rights and choices and that no-one should be dictated to. What about responsibilities? The widespread use of contraception backed-up by abortion has created an anti-life mentality which has made the womb an unsafe place.

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maireadinmelb | Feb 18, 2012, 04:33 PM EST
Jetsnoone, the discussion is contraception, provide access to contraception that is cheap and not judged and watch abortion rates drop!!!! Dont change the topic! No politician or pope can tell any woman what is right for her! And quite frankly it is a personal issue between a woman and her partner. Becoming a mother is big commitment and women should not be forced into it if they are not prepared for it!

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Gearoid4 | Feb 18, 2012, 02:28 PM EST
To paraphrase one female commentator who exposed the fallacious nature of the health argument surrounding contraceptive services, being pregnant is not a sickness or medical condition. Rather it is a sign of the healthy fertility of women and should be treated so. Truth is being inverted head and is marching on it's head.

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jetsnoone | Feb 18, 2012, 11:44 AM EST
maireadinmelb...... half the babies killed by abortion are females. Only the Catholic Church has the guts to tell you that.

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eiriamach | Feb 18, 2012, 10:50 AM EST
Mazel Tov! Stephen Colbert isn't anti-Catholic. He simply loves to expose hypocrisy. It's hypocrisy that's Catholic these days. Great vid!

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maireadinmelb | Feb 18, 2012, 05:48 AM EST
prmschevy: Why should a group of men who wear dresses and criticise other men who wear dresses tell me what I can do with my body??? Why should any Man??? Obama's move is not saying supply these women with contraceptives it is saying if they want to use contraceptives they should be allowed to! It is a medical decision not a religious or political decision! The attempt by religious organisations to prevent access to a medication is a breach of any woman's right to own and control her body! What about non catholic women who work for a catholic hospital? Should they to be denied access to contraception because of their employers beliefs! This is not about law!!

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rpmschevy | Feb 18, 2012, 01:19 AM EST
Seano you obviously have not read the Constitution of the United States of America. Women want the freedom to BUY contraceptives may do so. However, this forced insurance program of Obama, and the now forced law to require contraception is unconstitutional. This is why the law is being challenged in courts of law. There is nothing in our Constitution that says that says everyone is entitled to insurance. There is a very important Right to Freedom of Religion. Get the facts straight. Just like Barbara Boxer, and apparently gurl also, you are ignorant of our laws. Once you give up Liberty for Safety from the government you deserve neither, to paraphrase. Something you all have no concept of.

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seanomelb | Feb 17, 2012, 05:55 PM EST
It's so easy to mock the religious hacks on the right. If I understand the controversy correctly.Women who work for catholic institutions who require contraceptives will be denied them by their employers insurance plan. This appears to be an attack on the constitutional rights of women.

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hollabackgurl | Feb 17, 2012, 05:15 PM EST
It's like the GOP have decided that women were all better off in 1950 and they want to force them back there.

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Murph46 | Feb 17, 2012, 02:26 PM EST
I tried to Leave it to Beaver -but it didn't work!

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Nicomax | Feb 17, 2012, 02:16 PM EST
Comedy is one thing, settled law is another. In 1967, the US Supreme Court ruled in the Griswold v. Connecticut case that states can not outlaw the use of contraceptives since people have the right of privacy in their own homes. It appears the "Leave it to Beaver' crowd, now in the form of "The Dugger Family", wants us to return to a government restrictive behavioral laws.

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EphraimKibbey | Feb 17, 2012, 01:00 PM EST
My prayers for his mother's return to good health and for his continued strength in handling this crisis.

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joanxis | Feb 17, 2012, 12:49 PM EST
If you didn't know it, Stephen's 91 year old mother is ailing and he is taking care of her - that's why he's off the air!!!

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