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non-existent, getting there and back is a problem. let alone the money, having a car, and the hours it takes to get there and back and ‘cover’ it. and that means you’re taking off work, too.

you said you haven’t seen rural areas much–do what my sister and i used to do–we call it ‘blow the stink off’…..hop in a car and drive, just head somewhere and see what you can see. or take a train, or a bus is even better.

or use google map’s video to take a look. problem is, what i have found is that a lot of the rural stuff isn’t in the system yet.

i live in a rural area now, have for 10 years, it is a different land. and whatever area of the country you go to that6 is rural, eac h has its own flavor…yet they all have things in common…picture not having things that involve infrastructure, tax base to fund, ‘charity’ funded things like symphony and cultural things, things available that need a large populace to support, options available to those with disposable incomes-including everything from personal care to upper end clothing and electronics….the internet is the only way to purchase some things without driving an hour for a best buy or two hours to go to a major city for a real italian restaurant. no manufacturing jobs, just construction and service or small business or university jobs. a few city and county jobs, but not that many.

yet we have our own things that make this a desirable place to be. fresh meats and dairy and vegetables and anything homemade you can think of. beautiful scenery just driving to the grocery store. small diverse community. no rush hour traffic, except the day the students come back. you can wear whatever you want when you go out, who knows what you have just been doing before you left the house, and are not judged by it. there are some who are worried about appearances here but i’ve noticed they aren’t the ones really running things around here.you never know who is who here and you sure won’t be able to tell from what they are wearing or what they are driving. big environmentalist area and self-sufficient locals, neither of which would be caught dead wearing clothes with a ‘label’. except maybe birkenstocks. ha.

so get out there and explore some farmer’s markets or something this summer, or find a mom and pop restaurant in a small town and hang out for a while. never a waste of time.

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and as to the ‘choice’ to go to a school, my sister was forced to go to a catholic high school. not a choice. we were methodist. a friend of mine teaches there now..a few years ago a few jocks spread pig poop all over and trashed the school, no punishment. end of the football season. that’s values for ya.

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And there are plenty of folks, who have not refused to sell condoms and standard birth control before now but now have cover to do so. It’s not just the so-called “morning after” pills now that a pharmacist can refuse to dispense but any birth control. Even if it was prescribed for reasons other than birth control. Which means the pharmacist is substituting his/her judgment for the Doctor and the patient.

The health care pros who don’t want to do some things are already not doing them. The rule hasn’t changed anythng to date and won’t.
It’s not a danger.

Which leads to the question can they then deny someone treatment for STDs since someone having an STD did something that the person treating the disease disapproves of? That is the interpretation being placed on the rule.