In this world we live in today it is becoming ever more apparent that faceless corporations have more rights than me, the individual. Corporations steal billions of dollars from the American people, yet it is deemed that making laws that would prevent this from happening again in the future is infringing on the Corporation’s rights. While at the same time there are cities in this nation that are making the simple act of homelessness a crime and placing people in barb wired camps. This is just one of many sad examples.

Now the Supreme Court has ruled it okay for corporations to push their religious beliefs on the lifestyles of their employees. In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., with a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot require certain employers to provide insurance coverage for birth control if they conflict with the employer’s religious beliefs. So hypothetically if I worked at Hobby Lobby because of the employers personal beliefs I would not be covered for contraception such as IUD’s and the day after pill.

Some might not think this is so bad. There are plenty of other forms of contraception out there, right? It would be a pretty big deal to some of us, however. As a woman, I use an IUD, but contraception is far from its main purpose. I have a mild form of endometriosis and during high school and college I would suffer from debilitating cramps whenever good old Aunt Flo came around. I’m talking head in the toilet puking, nearly passing out kind of cramps. So I started taking birth control pills and it helped with the cramps immensely. Then I started to experience a morning sickness-like nausea every time mealtime came around no matter what time of the month it was.

The birth control pills just weren’t cutting it as a feasible solution, so I took my OB’s advice and tried an IUD. Now I no longer have debilitating cramps or persistent nausea. So what would a woman working at Hobby Lobby do in a situation like mine? How would she feel? I know I would feel pretty pissed off if the only medical option that had worked for me was suddenly taken away because the board of directors didn’t agree with it. I would feel like the government was taking away my right to choose what happens to my body. Worse than that the government has given that right to a faceless corporation I just happened to have the misfortune of working for.

So who has more rights these days, USA, land of the free and home of the brave, the Individual or the Corporations? Sadly I’m leaning towards the later.