Posted: August 8, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Colbert Lampoons Anti Family Services Crowd
How awful is the rash of anti-woman fervour we’re seeing lately over our health care.
First there was the TEA Party Republican Legislature, who tried to eliminate all funding for breast and cervical cancer testing in the state. Then there was the Ravalli County Commission, who tried to prevent women in Ravalli County from receiving the health care benefits.
Thankfully, after an outpouring of public support for women’s health care, the county commissioners voted 3-2 yesterday to accept the federal funding, the Missoulian reported, and to keep the clinic doors open for another year.
Now, the anti-medical science crowd is frothing about the new no-cost birth control policy recently rolled out by Kathleen Sebelius.
Fortunately, Dr. Stephen T. Colbert of The Colbert Report has the antidote to crazy. Here’s what Dr. Colbert has to say:
