Presidential Fiat

[Vel]

No
No
and
joining the military is a choice

1. Public school supporters would contend that the nation requires a literate population who have some training in civics

2. To my knowledge, Texas is the only "red" (Republican) state that doesn't receive more federal tax revenue than in contributes. Oddly enough, despite the conservative rhetoric "bad mouthing" the federal government, none of these states are too proud to send these annual surpluses.

3. Joining the military "as a matter of choice" lasts only as long as their are enough "warm bodies" to fill the quotas. When America has been involved in major wars (Civil War, WW1,WW2, Vietnam) requiring the mobilization of the military for the defense of the nation, conscription has been employeed.

While all those things might make for interesting discussion, the current point at hand is the U.S. president declaring by fiat, that one entity is now responsible for paying for insurance to benefit another entity. In addition, he has now declared that a company must provide free products to others upon demand and no one has noticed because it has been obscured by broad discussions of birth control and religious beliefs.

 

[jgarden]

“… 99 percent of all American women rely on birth control at some point in their reproductive lives.”

The Public Religion Research Institute reported that their polling this month (that is, after the administration imposed their original ruling on contraceptive coverage) found that “55% of Americans agree that ‘employers should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception and birth control at no cost.’”

58% of Roman Catholics (52% of Roman Catholic voters) also say health insurance policies should cover birth control. While only 36% of Republicans agree, a full 73% of Democrats told pollsters that health insurance should cover contraception.

Nearly half (49%) of Americans say that religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception or birth control at no cost.

46% say they should not have to provide this type of coverage…. A majority of Catholics (52%) [only 45% of Catholic voters] say that religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should have to provide coverage that includes contraception.

Meanwhile, President Obama’s “concession” garnered the support of the Catholic Hospital Association and Catholics United, both of which had opposed the original ruling. Planned Parenthood is on board, too. As Laurie Goodstein reports in today’s New York Times, “The near-unified front led by the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops to oppose a mandate for employers to cover birth control has now crumbled amid the compromise plan that the Obama administration offered last week to accommodate religious institutions.”

Every dollar that the United States government spends on family planning reduces Medicaid expenditures by $3.74…. Likewise, the National Business Group on Health estimated that it costs employers at least an extra 15 percent if they don’t cover contraception in their health plans.

http://www.nytexaminer.com/2012/02/andrew-rosenthal-is-not-a-politician/

Polling shows that the 49% of American voters, and 45% of Catholics voter agree with the President that "religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should have to provide coverage that includes contraception."

The National Business Group on Health also estimates that not providing contraceptives can increase the cost of a healthcare by at least 15%.

 

[Vel]

“… 99 percent of all American women rely on birth control at some point in their reproductive lives.”

The Public Religion Research Institute reported that their polling this month (that is, after the administration imposed their original ruling on contraceptive coverage) found that “55% of Americans agree that ‘employers should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception and birth control at no cost.’”

58% of Roman Catholics (52% of Roman Catholic voters) also say health insurance policies should cover birth control. While only 36% of Republicans agree, a full 73% of Democrats told pollsters that health insurance should cover contraception.

Nearly half (49%) of Americans say that religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception or birth control at no cost.

46% say they should not have to provide this type of coverage…. A majority of Catholics (52%) [only 45% of Catholic voters] say that religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should have to provide coverage that includes contraception.

Meanwhile, President Obama’s “concession” garnered the support of the Catholic Hospital Association and Catholics United, both of which had opposed the original ruling. Planned Parenthood is on board, too. As Laurie Goodstein reports in today’s New York Times, “The near-unified front led by the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops to oppose a mandate for employers to cover birth control has now crumbled amid the compromise plan that the Obama administration offered last week to accommodate religious institutions.”

Every dollar that the United States government spends on family planning reduces Medicaid expenditures by $3.74…. Likewise, the National Business Group on Health estimated that it costs employers at least an extra 15 percent if they don’t cover contraception in their health plans.

Andrew Rosenthal Is Not a Politician | NYTimes eXaminer

Polling shows that the 49% of American voters, and 45% of Catholics voter agree with the President that "religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should have to provide coverage that includes contraception."

The National Business Group on Health also estimates that not providing contraceptives can increase the cost of a healthcare by at least 15%.

So? Does that change the facts of the issue? No, it doesn't. It's simply another diversion to make it seem acceptable that one entity is being forced to singularly provide for another.

 

[Peach]

The left have missed the point.

The right have been bang on point.

Government over reach and religious liberty.

Ain't rocket science... but..... apparently above the intellectual pay grade of the borg.

I noticed that; does this not require Congressional approval?

My question concerning your poll CG, and ectopic pregnancies remains unanswered. I have read two differing opinions on that situation by ALLEGED Catholic scholars. I'd ask for yours as someone well versed on the subject.

What poll and what about ectopic pregnancies? I can't answer questions I haven't seen.

Shou;d have been post; should the church cover entopic pregnancies.