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Religious organizations exist
To foster the interests
Of persons subscribing to the same religious faith.
Not so of for-profit corporations.
Workers who sustain the operations...
Commonly are not drawn from one religious community
It bears note... that the cost of an IUD
Is nearly equivalent
To a month's full-time pay
For workers [on] the minimum wage.
The court, I fear
Has ventured into a minefield.
[Full of slut-shaming geezers
And religious extremism.
Oh, one thing's clear:
This fight isn't over.
We've got to stand together
For what we know is right]
Any decision to use contraceptives...
[Is] not be propelled by the Government
It['s] the woman's autonomous choice
Informed by [her doctor]
Approving some religious claims
While deeming others unworthy
Could be 'perceived as favoring one religion over another'
Would the exemption...extend... blood transfusions...
Antidepressants ... [and] anesthesia...
Pills coated with gelatin and vaccinations?
The court, I fear
Has ventured into a minefield
[Full of slut-shaming geezers
And religious extremism.
Oh, one thing's clear:
This fight isn't over.
We've got to stand together
For what we know is right.]