Not Your Boss's Business

Statement

Dear Fellow Coloradan,

Coloradans agree that no one should have to ask their boss for a permission slip to access critical health services -- birth control or otherwise. But just over two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, turned back the clock on decades of progress toward gender equality by deciding to allow the vast majority of employers to refuse to cover contraception as part of employees' health insurance policies.

The Hobby Lobby decision was wrong and misguided. That's why I've written legislation to keep corporations out of our private health care decisions, and I'm proud that the U.S. Senate will vote on my bill as early as tomorrow.

Congress must pass my Not My Boss's Business Act and ensure that women continue to have access to affordable birth control.

Last week in Colorado, I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with women's health experts, including an OB-GYN in Denver, who told me that physicians now might have to consider an employer's religious beliefs before making medical recommendations that ought to be based solely on their patients' well-being. That is unacceptable.

More and more Coloradans are speaking out about how this decision may hurt them and their families. But I've also heard some misconceptions that do not capture the scope of the Supreme Court's decision. I'm pushing back, and I need you to join me.

Here are six important things to know about the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision that underscore why Congress must pass the Not My Boss's Business Act ASAP:

This unprecedented Supreme Court decision affects millions of Americans nationwide -- women and men.

Women pay for their contraception through their labor -- it's not free.

Affordable birth control is essential to women's economic success.

The Court's decision impacts ALL types of birth control … and this isn't just about contraceptives.
The Court's decision allows many bosses to impose their own personal religious beliefs on employees.

The Supreme Court unfairly singled out women and women's health.

Please share the facts and help me build support for restoring our right to private health care decisions.

I've long fought for Coloradans' freedom to live our lives on our own terms. Personal decisions about accessing birth control and deciding when to start a family are too important to cede to corporate interests. That's why I'm standing with you to show once and for all that women's health care is not a boss's business.

Warm regards,

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