So the recent debate in the U.S., if you are foreign or live under a rock, was whether President Obama was justified in mandating contraceptives as a required part of employers' health care programs (in order to comply with the national healthcare laws). While there were some exceptions to certain institutions, such as churches, the exceptions did not extend to all religiously-affiliated employers, such as hospitals with a religious backing. Should all employers (aside from churches) be required to provide contraceptives?
I personally don't see the need for a requirement for an employer to provide anything, let along contraceptives. If you want those kinds of services, then find another job with those benefits or tough it out.
It's not the employers deciding whether people can take them or not. It's whether insurance will pay for it.
The issue stems from the Catholics (and other religious groups) feeling that they are being targeted and persecuted by the government.
It would inadvertently also raise rates. There is also the question of whether contraceptives should even be provided. After all, you choose to engage in sex.
Of course contraceptives should be required. People have sex. Protection should be provided. It will save the entire country way more money in the long run. A child is less expensive than the cost of preventing one. Religious kids have sex too, whether or not their parents approve of it. I know my girlfriends parents probably would not approve. In non related news, why the **** is my name Sean
Omg ... if you ask me, every man and women in the US should be castrated if their IQ is lower than 100. Maybe that would help globally. Jokes aside, tax rates or not, if they would slightly raise to prevent Women from destroying their lifes (with an unwanted child) then do it, please ... the church can't decide such national things (yet), and that is good.
The way I see it, The government isn't forcing anybody to break any religious convictions, just to not impose their religious convictions on others. If someone doesn't want to use contraceptives for any reason, religious or otherwise, they don't have to. All that this law is saying is that employers cant tell other people how to run their lives.
I think so long as the employer is not for a religious group then yes. Regardless of what the owner or policy makers believe in their employees may not think the same. Also can I relike Madness' post again?
The problem arises when you find an employer who is not religious but is founded or sponsored by a religious group, or a group with strong religious affiliations. For example, one of the biggest hospitals in my city is run by the Presbyterian Church.
In that situation, the organization is religiously based. I'm talking like mom and pop shops or corporations such as wal-mart, McDonald's, Subway, etc. Those are in no way religiously based, regardless of the beliefs of the people placed in charge. However the hospital you mentioned is ran by a church and most likely was also built/formed by the church.
So an employer with a religous background shouldn't be required to provide contraceptives? What if the employees want to have them, but the employer won't provide them because his belief doesn't support it? Why do you have to give a shit about some religions anyway? And if so, why especially christianism?
