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Since no one else seems willing to say it, I will.  It does not escape my notice that the five anti-women votes in the Hobby Lobby case all came from the five Catholic men currently sitting on the Supreme Court -- Roberts, Thomas, Kennedy, Scalia, and Alito. I do not for one moment buy the assertion that their misogyny is the product of their conservative jurisprudence rather than the medieval gender consciousness with which they were infused as children.  By the way, this horrific decision is notable for the fact that the justices in the majority made it clear that they have no scientific understanding of how birth control works, agreeing with the plaintiffs that common estrogen-based medications cause abortions. Moreover, it seems not to bother these learned justices that the Hobby Lobby will continue to cover the costs of vasectomies and Viagra for their male employees.

Do yourself a favor and read Justice Ginsburg's dissent in this case: www.thewire.com/politics/2014/…