political foo: contraception
Mar. 7th, 2012 01:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alpharaposaSuppose Sebellius had a seizure a week from now and created a new rule that stated that henceforth, no insurance company anywhere could provide contraception coverage.
If the current mandate is legal, than such a change would also be legal.
Note that the HHS secretary is appointed, not elected. You can't vote her out of office if you disagree with her policies.
This isn't just about religious freedom. It's about freedom, period. The government should not be able to forec me to buy something I don't want or believe is wrong.
Note that this mandate also forces homosexuals to have insurance that covers contraception. It forces menopausal women to have insurance that covers contraception. It forces unmarried, chaste men and women (they do exist) to have insurance that covers contraception. And it forces people who believe contraception is wrong or dangerous to pay for insurance that covers contraception. The mandate even includes pills like Plan B and Ella which can be used as aboritifacients.
If the current mandate is legal, than such a change would also be legal.
Note that the HHS secretary is appointed, not elected. You can't vote her out of office if you disagree with her policies.
This isn't just about religious freedom. It's about freedom, period. The government should not be able to forec me to buy something I don't want or believe is wrong.
Note that this mandate also forces homosexuals to have insurance that covers contraception. It forces menopausal women to have insurance that covers contraception. It forces unmarried, chaste men and women (they do exist) to have insurance that covers contraception. And it forces people who believe contraception is wrong or dangerous to pay for insurance that covers contraception. The mandate even includes pills like Plan B and Ella which can be used as aboritifacients.
