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

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.

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.

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!

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.

maireadinmelb...... half the babies killed by abortion are females. Only the Catholic Church has the guts to tell you that.

Mazel Tov! Stephen Colbert isn't anti-Catholic. He simply loves to expose hypocrisy. It's hypocrisy that's Catholic these days. Great vid!

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!!

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.

It's like the GOP have decided that women were all better off in 1950 and they want to force them back there.

I tried to Leave it to Beaver -but it didn't work!

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.

My prayers for his mother's return to good health and for his continued strength in handling this crisis.

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!!!

If you noticed also -he is suddenly,with no explanation,off the air!!!