Posted on 02/12/2012 2:41:05 PM PST by Libloather
Lew: Obama's latest stance on birth-control mandate final, puts issue to rest
By Mike Lillis - 02/12/12 10:38 AM ET
President Obama's new birth-control stance should put to rest the controversy over employer-sponsored contraception coverage, a top administration official said Sunday.
White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew said Obama's new plan, unveiled Friday, effectively addresses "the core issue" of simultaneously ensuring religious freedom and women's access to healthcare.
"It does not force an institution that has religious principle to offer or pay for benefits that they find objectionable, but it guarantees a women's right to access. We think that's the right solution," Lew said on Fox News Sunday.
"Hopefully now this will set the issue to rest."
Asked if the policy is final, Lew was terse.
"Our policy is clear," he said. "We have set out our policy."
Obama stirred a hornet's nest this month when he announced new rules requiring all insurance plans – even those offered by Catholic hospitals, universities and charities – to cover birth control regardless of their religious convictions.
Faced with an outcry from the Catholic Church, Republicans and even some Democrats, Obama on Friday tweaked the plan so that female employees retain free access to contraceptives, but the cost is covered by insurance companies rather than faith-based employers who object.
Lew said the change makes sense economically as well, because insurers will pay less for contraception than they would for a pregnancy.
"It actually does not cost the insurance company money to do it," Lew said.
The remarks will likely do little to appease Republicans, who are eying legislation to repeal Obama's birth-control mandate.
This POS has GOT to go.
But not to be replaced with "a similar socialist POS"(R)
Thank you Lew. You can get back to kissin' my @$$ now.
Thank you Lew. You can get back to kissin' my @$$ now.
Obama is probably the most odious creature ever to occupy the WH.
It’s pretty evident that since these photographs were taken and released, that the white house is specifically rubbing our faces in zero’s classless arrogance. Psyops.
It’s pretty evident that since these photographs were taken and released, that the white house is specifically rubbing our faces in zero’s classless arrogance. Psyops.
We no longer have healthcare security if Barry can peform a rectal exam on any of us any time he wants, and if you can't afford the Presidential ordered rectal exam, don't worry, he'll charge ME for YOURS.
Obama is on the phone telling his minions...
“After we’re done cramming this down the Catholics throats, get busy mandating that Jews and Muslims start eating pork; after all, we have to pay back the pork producers for their generous contributions to my reelection campaign!”
This is obviously unconstitutional. It's like Congress passing a law that hands over legislative power to the president.
But the courts have been using the Constitution for toilet paper for decades. Our children learn nothing in the government indoctrination centers. And we're now practically helpless against a full-blown assault against constitutional rule.
When default or hyper-inflation comes, we will revert to a barter economy. But not before all hell breaks loose.
WE CANNOT and we WILL NOT comply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Muslim
Lying
Kenyan
Actually, all of *hell* is exactly what has broken loose...but we WILL win.
;-)))))
Get your blankin’ feet off the desk. You’re destroying public property. How disrepectful.
Are those all (recent) news photos? He’s wearing different clothes in them.
Thank you, Mr. Hussein. Than you from the bottom of my heart.
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