In a way this makes sense. When you’re talking about writing legislation to require something, you don’t need to talk to groups that oppose it. They won’t have anything to offer about how to write the legislation. They simply oppose it. But if you want guidane in how to word the legislation, you would speak with people or groups are knowledgeable about how the service/drug is used, to make sure you worded it right. I don’t know if Planned Parenthood would be the group I’d go to. I’d probably choose a few OBGYN doctors. I don’t know what NARAL is.
You know, at first I was totally opposed to the contraception thing - on the grounds of cost, not religion. I also didn’t like forcing the insurers for Cath. hospitals to provide it, for ethical and moral reasons. But after I’ve read up on it, I understand it more. I still don’t like the cost aspect. It’s an elective drug and usu. not taken for medical reasons. And the cost will be HUGE. But for Catholic institutions, if you’re going to go into business and accept funds from teh govt., you do have to abide by the laws. Contraception is legal, is being required to be covered by ins., so it’s a lot like the labor laws, worker safety laws, and the like. Those same ins. cos. cover vasectomies, even when used for contraception, and viagra, which is very much an elective drug and costly to us all.
Before ObamaCare, if I wanted to pay for medical insurance but didn’t want to pay for abortions, I could practice due diligence and NOT choose a company that paid for abortion. (Are there any that pay for abortion? I don’t know.)
Once ObamaCare kicks in, I won’t be able to make that choice.
That is one of the reasons I think it’s a tyrannical move by the administration.
This is a constitutional issue. I believe it will be struck down.