Category Archives: Birth Control

A Closer Look

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Bob F.

I weary of the harsh rhetoric about climate change and the environment. I have long felt that both sides of the issue make their case using healthy doses of exaggeration and hyperbole to incite fear and attract attention. That being … Continue reading →

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Too Many or Too Few?!?!

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Bob F.

In an earlier blog I reported about the Boston College ethicists who argued that single women should not be permitted to undergo in-vitro fertilization (IVF) because we have too many people.  (ref: http://www.robertfleischmann.com/archives/145).  Now, consider the story of the effectiveness … Continue reading →

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Jesus Wrong?

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Bob F.

The following is an adaptation of a chapel address I delivered on July 2, 2014 at the headquarters of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Luke 20:20-26: Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. … Continue reading →

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Summary of Arguments Before Supreme Court

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Bob F.

The Hobby Lobby case on the birth control requirement in the Affordable Health Care Act has generated a lot of discussion.  On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 the case was argued before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).  I … Continue reading →

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The Right of Refusal – on Principle or for Purpose

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Bob F.

If I were heading up the marketing campaign for gay rights I suspect I would begin to feel pretty invincible these days.  The movement to treat same sex relationships as just “another normal” has been nothing less than remarkable. In … Continue reading →

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U.S. Birth rate continues to drop

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Bob F.

In the United States the “replacement level” for births is 2.1.  On average a woman needs to give birth to 2.1 living children to sustain the residential population of the United States. In the United States we presently have a … Continue reading →

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Status of Challenges on Contraceptive Mandate in ACA

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Bob F.

You will find an informative update on the challenges to the contraceptive mandate component of the Affordable Care Act here.

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Is Objecting on Religious Grounds Enough?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Bob F.

Watching from the bleachers as the Christian community gets increasingly agitated about the mandatory coverage of birth control in the national health care plan I become increasingly concerned.  Clearly the proposal crosses the line of the state interfering with religion … Continue reading →

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Reading the Fine Print

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Bob F.

I do not oppose some solution to assure everyone has reasonable access to health care.  I have not been convinced that the national health care plan [Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)] is the answer.  When something that sweeping … Continue reading →

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