Lawsuits Against Birth Control Benefit Appear Supreme Court Bound

By Rachel Zoll | January 28, 2013

  • January 28, 2013 at 3:55 pm
    Taxpayer says:
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    It is against my religious views for a male to have viagra to control his reproductive system. Is is or will it also be excluded from my employee’s insurance plan? I would also like to test each of my male employee’s to ensure they are not taking the substance while in my employ.

  • January 28, 2013 at 4:11 pm
    Bart says:
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    I am no expert on health insurance, but the premiums paid by these organizations opposing coverage for contraception goes into the same pool of funds as premiums for all other organizations insured by the same health care insurer. So while they may not offer their employees coverage for contraception, their premiums still support others who do.

    • January 28, 2013 at 4:35 pm
      Don't Call Me Shirley says:
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      Exactly. But try to reason with religious fanatics. It’s a wonder the “Christian Scientists” haven’t chimed in, to say that there shouldn’t be any healthcare coverage for anything, since that is a violation of their “religious liberty”. At least, let’s not allow coverage for blood transfusions, which are in violation of the religious liberty of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

      Technically, church is a violation of the religous beliefs of true Christians, because Jesus himself spoke out against it. Since the church’s tax-exempt status is subsidized by the taxes payed by taxpayers, such subsidization is a violation of true Christian religious liberty. Therefore, it’s time to start taxing the churches.

  • January 29, 2013 at 4:53 pm
    Huh! says:
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    Why should any prescription medication be provided for free? Why mandate prescription coverage at all? How about providing free dental care or presciption glasses? Why not just cut the cost of all medical related services including office calls??

    • January 30, 2013 at 11:47 am
      Original bob says:
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      Health insurance should just be for treatment of injuries and illnesses period – everything else should be covered at the option of the non-governmental entitity not using tax money to pay for the insurance. Why is congress and the president involved in dictating nice to have at taxpayer expense options?

  • March 18, 2013 at 4:52 pm
    Retired UW says:
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    A federal court today ruled that Missouri’s law that allows companies to exclude contraceptives from their healthcare plans based upon religious beliefs is unconstitutional. The Missouri law is preempted by Federal law, specifically the Supremecy Clause of the US Constitution. The federal courts hae, so far, ruled against every similar state law so far, and will uniformly do so.



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