Her parents must be SO proud . . .

On two, different radio talk shows, today, they related that a college student went for a Congressional hearing to object to the possible overturning of the obama mandate re. free contraceptives. She claimed, that as a college student, she struggles enough with college costs and birth control is costing her and her friends over a thousand dollars a year. She even added a sob story about a friend being turned away from the pharmacy because she couldn't afford birth control pills and  possibly being forced to have unprotected sex. The insinuation was this was happening to a majority of the female students.

I had to wonder about that and shake my head over the state of morality in the world today. Why would anyone be forced to have unprotected sex? Is the rule of the dorm such that everyone either wants to or is expected to be that free? Seems to me that students do a lot of growing up and decision making when they go to college. Since this young female and her friends have obviously and, seemingly, proudly opted to require full-time contraceptive help, wouldn't this be considered a decision on her/their part? Why would she expect taxpayers to pay for her recreational decision? And does no one wonder that such an aspect of married committment would be considered a pasttime? Where has the value and blessing of pro-creational relationships gone? Why would a female stand before a hearing and proclaim long and loud that she wants what she wants when she wants it . . . but doesn't want to pay for it? She didn't mention the likihood of STD's but probably expects everyone except herself to pay the tab for that, too.

When I mentioned sarcastically to my husband that this female's parents must be so proud of her, he sadly said, "Given this student's mind set and attitude, I'm willing to bet her parents raised her this way and probably are proud of her."

Some of these 'modern' college students may come to regret their actions. Then, again, others will raise children (the ones they allow to live!) like themselves and beam as their own daughter announces her lack of moral fiber to the whole world and demands that someone takes care of the bill.