Because how absurd is it to defer to your employer for matters of reproductive health? Specifically, why should the owners of an arts and crafts store (see: Hobby Lobby) decide what goes on in your uterus?
Writer and producer Nina Bargiel started the #DrHobbyLobby hashtag on Twitter, showing just how ridiculous it is to allow corporations to essentially make medical decisions on behalf of their employees by denying them coverage.
Women: tweet your medical questions to @HobbyLobbyStore since they're in the business of regulating women's healthcare! #DrHobbyLobby
— Nina Bargiel (@slackmistress) July 1, 2014"There are some people who don't agree [with my stance], and that is fine and cool and the brilliance of the country that we live in," Bargiel told The Huffington Post in an email. "But a woman's access to medical care should be based in science and decided upon between her and her doctor, not her and her boss."
It seems that the folks at Hobby Lobby consider themselves medical professionals, and qualified to tell women what's best for them. Here are some of the best Tweets from people seeking medical advice from #DrHobbyLobby:
#DrHobbyLobby - how much glitter should suffice if I'm planning to use some as a barrier method?
— Avital N. Nathman (@TheMamaFesto) July 1, 2014Dear #DrHobbyLobby, can't afford child care on min wage. Is it safe to leave my baby in the dollhouse furniture display?
— Joy Allen (@joyeallen) July 1, 2014#DrHobbyLobby, I'm planning for my fall flu shot. Do you think acrylic paint or epoxy will be most effective against next year's strain?
— Jeremy Hooper (@goodasyou) July 1, 2014#DrHobbyLobby Tips: need to tie those tubes, since you can't get birth control? embroidery floss is 30% off. @HobbyLobbyStore
— Amy Stephenson (@losertakesall) July 1, 2014Dear #DrHobbyLobby, can't get NuvaRing, so I'm considering wedging a small, seasonal wreath in my hoo-ha. Thoughts?
— Joy Allen (@joyeallen) July 1, 2014Dear #DrHobbyLobby Riding in the back of the bus causes me to tingle THERE sometimes.There a special glue to stop this impurity?
— Gwenhwyfar (@themockedturtle) July 1, 2014Dear #DrHobbyLobby: Is it true that dousing yourself in glitter works better than the pill for period cramps? Thanks @HobbyLobbyStore!
— Liore Klein (@lioreklein) July 1, 2014@HobbyLobbyStore What do you recommend for a DIY chastity belt? #drhobbylobby
— Rebecca Vipond Brink (@RebeccaVBrink) July 1, 2014.@HobbyLobbyStore I am a married woman but I don't have children. Am I a unicorn or a whore? #DrHobbyLobby
— Nina Bargiel (@slackmistress) July 1, 2014Dear #DrHobbyLobby, Looking for fun ideas for a tasteful rhythm method calendar to hang over the marital bed. Must be stain resistant. Thx!
— SHP (@SHP1972) July 1, 2014Dear #DrHobbyLobby if I take this whole package of Viagra, will it work like birth control? @HobbyLobbyStore
— Rhiannon (@OpheliaInWaders) July 1, 2014#DrHobbyLobby can you show me how to make an IUD out of pipe cleaners?
— Katherine Haenschen (@KathTX) July 1, 2014.@HobbyLobbyStore which store manager do I see about a referral for preventive care. That's how it works now, right? #drhobbylobby
— Marla Rosenthal (@half_shiksa) July 1, 2014