Social media lit up on Friday with the announcement that the Trump administration would be partially rolling back former President Barack Obama’s controversial contraceptive mandate.
After seemingly endless legal battles on behalf of religious organizations and businesses seeking relief from the mandate, President Donald Trump decided to offer “full protection” to those with religious and moral objections, Fox News reported.
Some critics are hitting back hard at the decision, though. Here’s just a sampling:
Hillary was right: WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.#HandsOffMyBC
— Laurie Crosswell (@lauriecrosswell) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/sixfingermagic/status/916372087325036544
It's 2017 and women have to visit a doctor and get a permission slip to take The Pill. Put it over the counter already. #handsoffmyBC
— John Blackout (@SomewhatSeattle) October 6, 2017
An attack on birth control coverage is outrageous. Access to birth control has been *essential* to women’s progress. #HandsOffMyBC
— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) October 6, 2017
Dear GOP, you can't complain about single moms who are are getting checks from the government for each kid they have if you aren't going to allow them to control the number of children they have through birth control. All the while men everywhere can get free Viagra #HandsOffMyBC
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang/status/916349831903313920
Others, though, are expressing elation — or at least support — for the policy change:
https://twitter.com/realPolitiDiva/status/916333308002340864
If you can't afford your sex life, that's a pretty good sign that you shouldn't have a sex life
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 6, 2017
#handsoffmyBC is an interesting slogan considering that they're angry precisely because we've taken our hands off their birth control
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/SouthernKeeks/status/916347205329588224
https://twitter.com/NotElizabeth88/status/916356777654018049
Read more about the change to the contraceptive mandate here.