Elizabeth Warren 'Shocked' At Scott Brown's Support For 'Extreme' Birth Control Policy

[ProSense]

Elizabeth Warren 'Shocked' At Scott Brown's Support For 'Extreme' Birth Control Policy

Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) tore into her rival Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) for supporting a GOP amendment that would permit any employer to deny coverage of birth control or other services they deem morally objectionable in their health insurance plan.

"I am shocked that Senator Brown jumped in to support such an extreme measure," Warren told The Washington Post's Greg Sargent in an interview. "This is an all new attack on health care. Any insurance company could leave anyone without health care, just when they need it most."

“This is an extreme attack on every one of us,” Warren added. “It opens the door to outright discrimination. It would let insurance companies and corporations cut off pregnant women, overweight guys, older Americans, or anyone — because some executive claims it’s part of his moral code. Maybe that wouldn’t happen, but I don’t want to take the chance.”

Scott Brown's spokesman pushed back in an email to Sargent.

"It’s elitist for Elizabeth Warren to dictate to religious people about what they should believe and how they should act. She wants to use the power of government to force Catholics to violate the teachings of their faith," Brown spokesman Colin Reed emailed. "That is wrong. This issue deals with one of our most fundamental rights as a people — the freedom of religion. Like Ted Kennedy, Scott Brown supports a religious conscience exemption in health care."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/elizabeth-warren-shocked-at-scott-browns-support-for?ref=fpb

EXCLUSIVE: As State Rep, Scott Brown Voted For Contraception Mandate Stronger Than Obama’s
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002310079

Scott Brown is a co-sponsor to the Blunt bill...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002308546

[Matariki]

1. elitist elitist elitist blah blah blah

come up with a new republican catch word, moran. that one is stale.

[Lisa D]

2. Please elect her, Massachusetts!

She would be a kick-ass senator!

[CTyankee]

7. The liberal, prochoice women of MA are going to kick his butt!

I gotta daughter who is one of them! She's all fired up and ready to go (with 3 daughters!).

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. They can't decide how to attack her.

She's either an Oklahoma City hick, or an elitist Harvard Law School professor.

They can't make up their minds.

Note: I was staying in Oklahoma City from the last week of November through the middle of January. It is NOT a hick town anymore. They have culture and things to do downtown with the Bricktown district and The Paseo arty district. I was within sight of Northwest Classen, the high school Elizabeth Warren went to.

[spanone]

4. well, it's a great way for any corporation to decrease their insurance bills

just pick & choose what you want to cover.....

[Politicalboi]

5. I wish we would see

Protests against these pedophile creeps. I would gladly hold a sign in front of their "church" about how pedophiles have no business in women's business. How are they still around? Haven't people seen enough of these creeps. I know not all priests are pedophiles, but they need to be punished in a big way over that. Tear down the WALL!

[monmouth]

6. And with all of those daughters of his..Boy I hope they get on his back about this..n/t