Comments on: Abortion-Inducing Drugs vs. Insulin: The Lack of Justice in the HHS Mandate

By: Sarah 'Conner' Derr

Sarah 'Conner' Derr — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:02:00 +0000

You completely missed to point. It is not just religious for many of us. I have two diabetic children, and it does nothing for helping them. I think it will harm them in the long run; I already have to fight for some of their supplies to be covered. How do you think companies will off set the extra costs of the extra “preventive care”? By getting rid of even more essential care for people with real diseases. He does have to pay for employees to have access to FREE pregnancy ending drugs, sterilization, etc in the form of premiums. Do you really think insurance companies will eat the cost without raising premiums? Not to mention, for many small companies, it is cheaper to pay the fine for not providing any insurance at at than it is to provide the insurance AND pay the fine for not providing the abortion-inducing care. Those drugs are available and legal, why not let the people who want to use them pay out of pocket like I get to for some of the diabetic care for my children? If a woman wants that kind of coverage, why not use her own money and get a personal policy? It’s very offensive to me that you think that kind of care is more important than my children’s type 1 diabetes care.

By: abadilla

abadilla — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:07:00 +0000

Not if a Catholic institution is the one insuring its employees. Now, if their employees choose to live in sin, no one can stop them from living that way and they can certainly buy those contraceptives just about anywhere.

By: abadilla

abadilla — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:04:00 +0000

“You are a despicable person. You just want to control the lives of the women that work for you and force them to live by your personal religious beliefs. It’s offensive”
And I supposed the bishops who support Mr. Kennedy and others like him are also despicable, disgusting and offensive?

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:03:00 +0000

Pammie- So if an Employer stops paying for the insurance policy for an employee, can that employee still get contraceptives from the insurance company? (credit Joe M)

By: AuthenticBioethics

AuthenticBioethics — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:21:00 +0000

Your question about insulin and heart medications was one of my first reactions to the HHS mandate. An insurance company can save about 10 times as much preventing one coronary bypass as they can by preventing one pregnancy. For heart transplants, the savings are even greater. Also, if insurers can divert their customers from prescriptions to non-prescription alternatives while achieving acceptable levels of prevention, they will. Condoms, for instance, are not covered products, so you will see insurers pressuring doctors to push condoms over prescription drugs in the wake of this mandate. The point being that insurers do not cover anything for “free,” and if there’s a way they can get out of paying for something, they will.

By: CM

CM — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:44:00 +0000

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/301980/itimesis-convolution-facts-abortifacients-donna-harrison

By: St. Albert the Great

St. Albert the Great — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:41:00 +0000

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/hhs-mandate-defender-sees-catholic-institutions-as-distractions/

By: St Albert the Great

St Albert the Great — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:04:00 +0000

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/health/research/morning-after-pills-dont-block-implantation-science-suggests.html?pagewanted=all

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:42:00 +0000

Bravo, Mr. Kennedy. The time has come to take a stand.

On Saturday, October 20, Americans will rally against the HHS mandate at more than 140 locations around the country.

http://standupforreligiousfreedom.com/locations/

Let’s make our voices heard!

By: CM

CM — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:44:00 +0000

Here’s a link to the guidelines for the HHS mandate
published by the HHS: http://www.hrsa.gov/womensguidelines/ The guidelines require coverage for “[a]ll
Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization
procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with
reproductive capacity.” FDA
approved contraceptive devices include abortifacients like Plan B and ella
under the guise of “emergency contraception.” This booklet lists the specific contraceptive
devices that are FDA-approved:

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/FreePublications/UCM282014.pdf

The mandate violates John Kennedy’s free exercise of
religion by forcing him to pay for products and services that violate his
deeply held religious beliefs, and it violates his freedom of speech by forcing
him to provide education and counseling related to the same.