Sunday, February 22, 2015

Discussing the HHS Mandate

The past few years have renewed discussion on the privileges and boundaries of religious liberty in the USA.  One of the major causes of this attention is the HHS contraceptive mandate.  This mandate requires that all medical insurance plans offer contraception (including some which act as abortifacients) free of any charge to the recipient.

Stupid Complaint #8: No Licit Use?

Stupid Complaint #8: “Some people need those drugs for legitimate medical issues!  Or do you suggest we just cut them off from the medicine they need.”  

Stupid Complaint #7: No Pay?

Stupid Complaint #7: “By that same logic you would have to stop paying the person because he/she might go out and buy contraception!”

Stupid Complaint #6: A Packaged Deal?

Stupid Complaint #6: “The employers are not being forced to give contraception to their employees.  They are being forced to give them insurance coverage which includes contraception at no additional cost.  No one’s conscience is being violated here.”  

Stupid Complaint #5: For Me or For All?

Stupid Complaint #5:  “If an employer is against contraception, that’s fine for him.  But he isn’t the one who will be using it.  There is nothing immoral about giving it to other people.”

Stupid Complaint #4: All or Nothing?

Stupid Complaint #4: “I suppose you think the State shouldn’t intervene when Christian Science parents refuse to obtain life-saving medical treatment for their children, right?  So if we allow Holy Family Bookstores to not provide contraceptive coverage based on their religious beliefs, we’ll have to let those kids to die too.”  

Stupid Complaint #3: Not Buying as Preventing

Stupid Complaint #3: “Employers should not be able to prevent a person’s access to contraception.”