The Bible, through the chair of Saint Peter, who is the Bishop of Rome, calls the shots, not Bobby Jindal. If Jindal can’t abide by the teachings of the Catholic Church he needs to find himself another faith.
RE: If Jindal can’t abide by the teachings of the Catholic Church he needs to find himself another faith.
Jindal won’t abide by Roman Catholic teachings if he himself uses artificial contraception. Does he? I don’t know.
Does giving people (especially non-Catholics) the liberty to buy contraception violate Church teaching?
If so, then I’d say almost all Catholics are in violation of church teaching.
For instance, I don’t see any devout Catholic demanding that government take away the liberty of people to have sex outside marriage at all.
On the factual level, I am not quite sure whether a change to OTC for contraceptives would increase, or decrease, availability. On the one hand, it might increase availability for minors who don't want the hassle of a clinic visit for the prescrip. On the other hand, if OTC status means it won't get insurance coverage under prescription plans, it might make it LESS available, since the costs would be out of pocket, which is to say, not picked up by a third party..
From the standpoint of prudence --- which means disciplining oneself to the facts, which is still a cardinal virtue --- I would like some knowledgeable person to assess whether OTC's would be more, or less accessible if they were taken off of prescription plans.
What Jindal is talking about would obviate the need for Catholic institutions, or business owners, to pay for contraception for any employees, because it would no longer come under the aegis of a Prescription Drug Plan. No insurance company covers 'over the counter' medications.
Jindal realizes that over-the-counter drugs are not covered by insurance. Birth control devises are legal, and all that is required to get them is a visit to a doctor. The price will go up, and this will do as much to discourage their use as requiring a doctor’s visit.