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Originally Posted by dellinger63
I did and if certain churches, archdioceses sign off that's fine, it's then their decision. I also don't think mandating contraceptive coverage violates religious freedom unless one is forced on the pill or to an abortion clinic but it does seem like a needless intrusion by the State on the Church.Bottom line is let the individual decide what insurance is appropriate. If Obama is to be believed a woman/church-entity opting out of contraceptive coverage would be a bigger risk and thus more expensive to insure. I think if a woman was quoted say $225/month with full contraceptive coverage as opposed $250/month w/o it, only those following religious doctrine would opt out. This of course hinges on Obama’s actuarial skills being correct.
And I was unaware of Obama allowing individual women to opt out of contraceptive coverage? If that is the case I applaud him, but I think you may be mistaken.
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i don't view it so much as an intrusion on a church. if churches are going to run institutions other than their church, they are then employers with a larger and varied group of people working for them. to say that those employees must then bear a like burden based on their employers religion isn't something i would agree with. after all, if you open that pandora's box, where would it end??
for instance, washington state said pharmacists can opt out of dispensing the morning after pill because of their personal religious opinions...so how far could that go? could an employer then have arguments about his religious freedoms as far as his business goes? could he make arguments about hiring practices? other coverages? dress codes, firings, vacations? customers served?
if employers can opt out of offering birth control, what else could they claim is against their religion that they don't want to cover? vasectomy, hysterectomy? blood transfusions, organ donations, vaccines....the list can become endless.