Morning-After Pill Available to All Ages: Twitter Reactions

On Monday, the federal government agreed to comply with a judge's order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions.

The news comes as lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care mandate for employers to pay for employees' birth control have been rolling in. Suits have been filed by an array of small businesses — a crafts store, an auto-parts manufacturer, a contractor, a woodworker, and several others. Many of the businesses are opposing the policy on religious grounds and plan to push the issue to the Supreme Court.

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Court cases are already underway; two of the cases start Wednesday in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. Oral arguments in three other cases are to be heard in other appeals courts by early June, according to Politico.

Americans appear to be split on both issues, and Twitter users did not hesitate to voice their stances. The majority of Twitter users identify as liberal, and skimming through a stream of posts on the issue, it appears there was more support for mandates than dissention. But both sides made their arguments clear.

Here are users who commended Obama and the administration for the moves:

Bravo Obama for dropping objections to universal access to emergency birth control. Blow for wing-nuts and religious zealots. #womensrights

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) June 11, 2013

America. Where they defend your right to buy a gun at Walmart, but not the morning after pill.

— Clementine Ford (@clementine_ford) May 2, 2013

So I meet people ALL THE TIME who couldn't front $30 for birth control, so then need $400 for an abortion. #poverty

— Jane Doe, MD (@DrJaneChi) May 25, 2013

Others were not happy with the mandates.

I can't buy Advil cold&sinus w/out a complete background check. My daughter can buy a morning after pill without hesitation. Time 4 revival

— Jimmy Toney (@jimmytoney) May 3, 2013

If you believe kids can't have bake sales or lemonade stands, but they can take morning after pill w/o parental consent- #YouMightBeALiberal

— Janie Johnson (@jjauthor) May 26, 2013

#LetsTweetLikeLiberals Stay out of my bedroom!!! ...But pay for my Birth Control.

— Candice (@CandiLissa) June 3, 2013

Outraged at Gosnell? Good. You should also be angry at the fact the FDA wants 15 yr-olds to have the morning after pill. Reckless morality.

— Demetrius Minor (@dminor85) May 13, 2013

Just when I thought I had seen it all,#NYT Ed board says should have no age limit at all on morning after pill. 11,10 yrs old? #unbelievable

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 3, 2013

Others cracked jokes.

A study confirms Obamacare birth control mandate will reduce abortion rate. Yes, it took a study to show birth control = less babies.

— CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) June 6, 2013

Liberals claim to be advocates for birth control maybe we would all be better off if they practiced what they preach twitter.com/fuqutooo/statu…

— Texas Conservative(@fuqutooo) May 19, 2013

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