Posted on 01/31/2012 1:30:54 PM PST by Pyro7480
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says there are no constitutional rights issues involved in a regulation issued by the administration that requires all health-care plans in the United States to cover sterilizations and all FDA-approved contraceptives, including those that induce abortions.
Because the Catholic Church holds that sterilization, artificial contraception and abortion are morally wrong and Catholic cannot be involved in them, the regulation--in combination with the Obamacare mandate that all Americans buy health insurance--will force American Catholics to choose between following the federal regulation or following the teachings of their church.
I dont believe there are any constitutional rights issues here, Carney said when asked at todays White House briefing about the regulation.
The administration believes that this proposal strikes the appropriate balance between respecting religious beliefs and increasing access to important preventative services, Carney told reporters....
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this doesn’t matter to the mooslim tyrant so it is all good with the white house
Well, I think it's safe to say that the Catholics here at FR didn't vote for Obama.
And guess what, the Catholics who DID vote for Obama ain't gonna see your post, or any of the bazillion other posts about "all those Catholics who voted for Democrats."
Giving someone a choice between paying a fine or following their religion "isn't a Constitutional issue" ???
On what planet?
True, the ones needing to see it will not.
I am not Catholic, but I think Obama’s gang messed up with this edict.
I agree but then there are cases in which doctors proscribe birth control pills not as a contraceptive but in order to regulate irregular menstrual periods, sometimes as an aid to facilitate conception (which was done in my case) and sometimes to alleviate the very painful and debilitating effects of endometriosis.
Does the Catholic church and their insurance companies make any exceptions in cases of medical necessity? Just asking.
I doubt I need to tell Freepers where the quote comes from.
My understanding is that the HHS regs were authorized by the Obamacare law. Since it’s an unfunded mandate, they don’t have to wait for the first Fiscal Year of the law in order to issue their new mandatory regs.
Last month Sebelius said she’d give the Catholic insttutions 8 months to figure out how they’re going to vilate their consciences. If they drop the employees’ insurance, they’ll pay huge fines by August.
Coercion with a capital C.
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