MO BOOK 13- LC 125. Birth control battle Flashcards
flashpoint /ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt/
Good evening, on this Friday night, that battle over birth control, reaching a flashpoint today.
backlash /ˈbækˌlæʃ/
The President shifting course, as the White House tries to calm the backlash from the Catholic Church and from some Americans who say he went too far.
mix /mɪks/
Well tonight, the President is trying to take the church out of the mix.
number /ˈnʌmbər/
As we look at the numbers here. 84% of Americans polled, including Catholics, support birth control.
hammer out
President Obama said that his administration really originally wanted to take about the next year and a half to hammer out some sort of accommodation for these religious groups.
accommodation /əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
President Obama said that his administration really originally wanted to take about the next year and a half to hammer out some sort of accommodation for these religious groups.
euphemism /ˈjufəˌmɪzəm/
Calling her a ‘kind girl’ is a crude euphemism criticizing her rather ‘unattractive’ looks.
uproar /ˈʌpˌrɔr/
President Obama said that his administration really originally wanted to take about the next year and a half to hammer out some sort of accommodation for these religious groups. But after the uproar he realized they did not have that much time. An uproar he said that was born from both a genuine concerns and cynical politics.
ulcer /ˈʌlsər/
After 2 weeks of political ulcers, the president took a step back today from his new rule and announced what the White House called “and accommodation”.
mindful /ˈmaɪn(d)fəl/
We’ve been mindful that there’s another principle at stake here. And that’s the principle of religious liberty. As a citizen, and as a Christian I cherish this right.
at stake /steɪk/
We’ve been mindful that there’s another principle at stake here. And that’s the principle of religious liberty. As a citizen, and as a Christian I cherish this right.
cherish /ˈtʃerɪʃ/
We’ve been mindful that there’s another principle at stake here. And that’s the principle of religious liberty. As a citizen, and as a Christian I cherish this right.
be taken aback /əˈbæk/
The White House seemed taken aback by the firestorm ignited by its new rule.
firestorm /ˈfaɪrˌstɔrm/
The White House seemed taken aback by the firestorm ignited by its new rule.
insurance policy
Under it, health insurance policies provided by most employers had to fully cover birth control. That included religious charities and schools, despite their theological objections to it.
theological /ˌθiəˈlɑdʒɪk(ə)l/
Under it, health insurance policies provided by most employers had to fully cover birth control. That included religious charities and schools, despite their theological objections to it.
passion /ˈpæʃ(ə)n/
Passions on both sides as seen at the Catholic unviersity in Washington D.C.
reproductive /ˌriprəˈdʌktɪv/
I think that reproductive health care is necessary.
sinful /ˈsɪnfəl/
I don’t know of another case in American law where a religious institution or a religious individual has been forced to pay for an activity that he or she views as sinful.
unbridgeable /ʌnˈbrɪdʒəb(ə)l/
It seemed an unbridgeable chasm. One the President attempted to solve this way today.
chasm /ˈkæzəm/
It seemed an unbridgeable chasm. One the President attempted to solve this way today.
coverage /ˈkʌv(ə)rɪdʒ/
The new rule: health insurance policies of nonprofit religious organizations do not need to include birth control in their coverage.
mandate /ˈmænˌdeɪt/
But the government is mandating that insurance companies offer those services, without charge to the women who want them.
discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt/
Religious liberty will be protected. And a law that requires for preventive care will not discriminate against women.