If it looks like Trump might win the electoral college and the Dems might lose Congress, it might not be the worst thing to have stocked up on.
I'm aware that a significant portion of conservatives are very religious and some religious people object to contraception. But I'm not aware of any concerted effort by Republicans to ban or restrict pre-pregnancy contraceptives in my lifetime.
And while I have plenty of thoughts about Trump, I'm not aware of him ever suggesting an interest in restricting access to contraceptives.
Really? Because Texas has been marching in that direction for some time now. There was a recent ruling that when it comes to contraceptives that agencies cannot protect minor confidentiality from their parents. Multiple republican think tanks push the idea that contraceptives kill babies and should be banned as abortifacients. You can see these attacks starting in multiple locations [1] [2]. The goal is obviously attack anything with dubious claims of abortifacient, then reduce access to anything that is not (by removing contraceptives from sex ed, reducing access, and preventing people from talking to doctors about it).
[1] https://www.cathmed.org/catholic-medical-association-applaud...
That issue is about whether parents should have access to private information about their children, not restrictions to contraceptives.
I already acknowledged there are groups who are opposed to contraception. The Catholic Medical Association and Students for Life of America are examples of such groups. And there are undoubtably Republicans who try to appeal to those groups.
But you have not provided compelling evidence of a concerted effort by the GOP to restrict access to pre-pregnancy contraceptives.
It's like claiming the Republican party wants to restore segregation because many Republicans oppose affirmative action and there are racist groups who vote for them.
> That issue is about whether parents should have access to private information about their children, not restrictions to contraceptives.
No, that is exactly the issue. The issue is you have religious parents that are anti-contraceptives. The goal of this is to prevent people from using contraceptives under the watch of their parents. The ruling is specifically around contraceptives, so you trying to say it's not about contraceptives is incredibly weird.
Those are indeed Republican organizations and I did not claim otherwise. So what? Republicans aren't a hive mind. They don't agree on everything. You wouldn't claim the Democratic party wants to ban vaccines just because JFK Jr. is an anti-vaxer.
Supporters of a party aren't always indicative of that party's stance on all issues.
> The ruling is specifically around contraceptives, so you trying to say it's not about contraceptives is incredibly weird.
How is it weird? Parental rights over their children is a frequent focus of Republican politics. They've recently pushed for similar policies in regards to sexuality and gender identity.
I'm not going to pretend there aren't Republican voters whose support for the policy is motivated by the thought process you just layed out. But it's not reasonable to prescribe that motivation to the entire Republican party when there are other explanations that are more consistent with recent and historical Republican ideologies.
This type of hyperbolic proselytizing has no place in reasoned discussion.
FWIW I think the Supreme Court overall does an amazing job upholding the constitution. The Roe v Wade upset made sense from a legal perspective and they have a strong recent history of supporting citizens rights in the face of overreaching LE agencies.
The US is already seeing attempts to pass laws banning Plan B or IUDs, it is not too much of a stretch to think hormonal birth control is at risk too.
The Catholic Church also considers adultery a sin but that doesn't mean Catholics want adulterers executed.
They're not going to stop. They have no intent to. They're going to keep pushing until a legal entity pushes back one way or the other.
https://pulseforlife.org/why-not-contracept/
https://www.catholic.com/tract/birth-control
https://www.prolifewi.org/contraception
https://www.help.senate.gov/chair/newsroom/press/republican-...
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/us/politics/birth-control...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/birth-control-ruling-to-...