Another war on women

Check out these facts:
Each year, diseases caused by cigarette smoking result in $96 billion in health care costs much of which is paid by taxpayers through publicly-funded health programs. Smoking puts each of us in danger AND there is an associated cost. So the government has told us to quit smoking, moved smokers outside and then off the property.

(Most data in this post come from the FDA website)

Trans fats are bad for us.Reducing trans fat consumption could prevent 10,000-20,000 heart attacks and 3,000-7,000 coronary heart disease deaths each year in the U S. The economic cost for the U S from heart disease, diabetes, and cancer is estimated at $71 billion annually. Trans fats are putting our health in danger and there is an associated cost. Get rid of the Crisco, donuts and packaged cookies and cakes.

We love our snack foods. In 2005, the medical costs attributable to obesity in the US were an estimated $190 billion. Snack foods are putting our health in danger and there is an associated cost. So snack foods are being taken out of schools and in some locales are being taxed in the hope of reducing consumption.

The CDCs new estimates show that there are about 20 million new infections in the US each year, costing the American healthcare system nearly $16 billion in direct medical costs alone. If left untreated, STDs can lead to serious complications, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy and death. Health problems caused by STDs tend to be more severe and more frequent for women than for men. And young African-American women face significantly higher rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea than any other group.

The strange thing is that the government takes action against the previously mentioned bad things to reduce the activity. But the government, through Obamacare, is encouraging the activity from which STDs arise. Because of Obamacare, birth control is "free." When anything is free, the user will chose the best on the list and use it often. Now there are advertisements for Obamacare suggesting that women should sign up for Obamacare because it allows easy access to birth control. In the ad, Susie says: "...My health insurance covers the pill, which means all I have to worry about is getting him between the covers."

Sandra Fluke demanded that insurance providers allow for free birth control. Her demand was met. Now women are being encouraged to engage in a more active sex life.

STDs are putting our health in danger and there is an associated cost.  But this activity is being encouraged by the government. Isn't this bad for all of us?

Isn't this a war on women?