Posted on 02/10/2012 6:16:09 PM PST by jazusamo
Revised White House contraception rule changes nothing
Someone should tell President Obama there’s no such thing as a free abortion pill. The White House is trying to douse a political wildfire sparked by an Obamacare mandate forcing religiously affiliated institutions to provide a full range of contraception measures for employees - including pills that induce abortions. Catholic and other religious leaders with principled objections cried foul, citing promises that they and their affiliates would be covered by a “conscience waiver” for any provisions of the law that created this kind of moral dilemma. On Friday Mr. Obama proposed a new rule whereby the onus would be on the insurance companies who cover the employees to reach out with cost-free contraceptives.
It was typical of the administration to make the proposed deal a giveaway program. Mr. Obama seems to be saying that if you don’t see who is paying for the abortion pills then no one is. “Religious organizations won’t have to pay for these services,” he said. But of course they will. Insurance companies may be required by law to provide these services at no cost to the recipient, but costs are still involved. Employers will still be directly subsidizing the birth control plan. It was a classic Obama compromise; he gets 100 percent of what he wants and the other side gets a lecture about fairness.
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Heart of the matter. Let’s hope those editorials keep coming.
I’ve gotten to the point I can’t stand to listen to his speeches but I unmuted the Fox channel to listen to this one, when he came out laughing I muted it.
You’re correct, those medications don’t come at “no cost!”
Abortion first, then onto euthanasia. The social security mess has to be fixed. It will start with Hospice patients, then a limitation of how much Medicaid will be available then onto Medicare. The only winners will be those with sufficient personal funds.
He thinks we bitter clingers are pretty stupid. Hope to prove him wrong in November.
He disgusts me. He tried to play the “free” game by pretending that when you increase the insurance company costs, it doesn’t cause a premium increase.
He disgusts me. He tried to play the “free” game by pretending that when you increase the insurance company costs, it doesn’t cause a premium increase.
Obama’s Free Abortion Pills
When they invent the Way-Back machine I hope someone goes back to November, 1960 and stuffs a bottle of these down his mothers throat.
He has no right to be president and certainly no right to do this...
Our premium with Blue Cross didn’t increase for years. Then it has increased four times since Zero got into office. The last increase letter came right out and said that it was increasing because of Obamacare. So if he gets away with this latest power grab, I am sure we will get another letter.
Obama Administration is in bad need of aborting. Hey! Let’s give him a “free pill!”
Amen! I’d pay for it and if you prefer, split it with you.
So currently my entire family has to pay for medication and we have insurance. How come these playful sex pills are free? Bull Shit! I’m mad as hell.
Obama promised you could keep your old insurance plan if you wanted to. I guess that is unless you are a faith based organization that doesn't now have comprehensive contraception coverage.
Aren’t some of these hospitals and religious organizations self insured? The Insurance paying for the contraceptive care would be the organization itself.
If a sexualy active woman decides to use elective medical means to prevent pregnancy, a naturally occurring outcome of heterosexual coitus, fine.
It is an individual, private choice to an optional pharmaceutical/medical product.
It is not a device/substance that is medically necessary.
I applaud the Catholic Church for fighting this proposed mandate on religious freedom grounds.
I don't understand why everyone else is not fighting against this measure on simple logic.
All Dems should use the pill and not produce any more little worthless leftists.
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