02-10-2012, 11:46 PM
I really haven't followed this issue very closely - despite my Catholic upbringing and my favoritism towards contraceptives.
I was listening to NPR this evening and the gist I'm understanding is that the Catholic Church (in the form of its hospitals and non-church entities) objects to being forced to provide health insurance that provides free (or "free") contraceptives?
Now Obama is tracking to allow the Church to provide health care (sans contraceptives and at a reduced rate) without the contraceptives, but will force the insurance companies to provide contraceptives gratis directly to the end user?
While I know that the Church is against contraception, are they actually pushing for elimination and prevention of access to contraception? Because, with or without this regulation, women still have access - they just have to pay for it?
So what we're talking about here is who actually has to pay for the contraceptives?
If that is the case, why are contraceptives deemed a necessary provision of health insurance? Why do we (collectively) pay for someone else's contraceptives? Why not leave contraception out of health insurance and let people buy their own contraception (as it is now) on an as needed basis?
I was listening to NPR this evening and the gist I'm understanding is that the Catholic Church (in the form of its hospitals and non-church entities) objects to being forced to provide health insurance that provides free (or "free") contraceptives?
Now Obama is tracking to allow the Church to provide health care (sans contraceptives and at a reduced rate) without the contraceptives, but will force the insurance companies to provide contraceptives gratis directly to the end user?
While I know that the Church is against contraception, are they actually pushing for elimination and prevention of access to contraception? Because, with or without this regulation, women still have access - they just have to pay for it?
So what we're talking about here is who actually has to pay for the contraceptives?
If that is the case, why are contraceptives deemed a necessary provision of health insurance? Why do we (collectively) pay for someone else's contraceptives? Why not leave contraception out of health insurance and let people buy their own contraception (as it is now) on an as needed basis?