Moral/immoral is in the eye of the beholder. And in some faith practices bc is not “immoral”. It’s called religious freedom.
No, a work around was agreed to by the insurance companies and the government for the employers who objected to the coverage (mostly catholic colleges and other catholic entities like archdioceses, catholic charities, Little Sisters of the Poor). The government reimburses the insurance companies for the very small cost.
Notre Dame’s objection (and the Little Sisters had the same objection) was to signing the form to agree to this work around.
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“Notre Dame spent five years suing the federal government for the right to provide moral health insurance,” wrote Ryan Anderson, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, on Twitter. “They now have that right. And they’re choosing not to exercise it. They’re choosing to provide immoral health insurance. Shameful. Scandalous.” (Quote from Atlantic)
Moral/immoral is in the eye of the beholder. And in some faith practices bc is not “immoral”. It’s called religious freedom.
Exactly. Give me a break with the emotional and unconvincing SJW language, Mr. Anderson. That’s exactly how you make people not care.
Health insurance is not moral or immoral. Not paying for someone’s birth control is not moral or immoral. It’s simply a choice, one of many to take into consideration when one examines the benefits.
That said, covering everyone for those catastrophic illnesses that wipe out a family would be a good place to start. Getting control of the insurance game - where the name of the game is profit - would be a good place to start.
Makes me glad we live in the UK where all contraception is free of charge. Having the NHS (state) cover prescriptions avoids all these issues.
I must admit I also find it ironic that the US is having all these “moral/ethical” debates over birth control when we don’t in Britain and yet it is Britain that has a state religion (Anglican)! An even greater irony is that contraception is provided free of charge in Italy, a Catholic country that has the Vatican in its midst.
I wish people would stop these “a cup of Starbucks a day” comparisons.
I have news for you: people with limited incomes are NOT buying $4 coffees, and definitely not on a daily basis.
^ Can confirm.
I used to have to borrow gas money from my employer from my future checks. $4 for coffee? HAHAHA! Yeah… no.
@twoinanddone Wonderful sophistry. ND’s statement makes it clear that they did reverse themselves. If not, why did they make a point of mentioning their diverse student body, non-Catholic population etc. I do however like the idea that a “work around” was found so that they could provide contraceptive cover. If they really were motivated by moral and/or religious beliefs, they would not have sought a way out of their predicament.
As many religious authorities have pointed out, the Church’s opposition to contraception is not “received wisdom”, i.e., it is not a matter of the faith.
Not really. The insurance companies wanted the work-around so they could continue to be in compliance with ADA (or state laws). It is something that costs the insurer pennies to provide and big bucks to lose the contract with the employers. The insurance companies are going to pay for pregnancy, childbirth, etc., but will build those costs into the premium. I think it was actually Georgetown’s insurers who came up with the plan to have the insurer just provide the b/c and the insurance company would pick it up. ND’s issue was signing the form to allow that to happen. Little Sisters of the Poor were also not willing to sign.