Afternoon Update:
Obama has “backed off” the Contraception Mandate.
But, did he?
No, he did not.
Obama will maintain the mandate to “give every woman access to contraception”...this includes the “morning after” pill.
Now he will simply add another Mandate to Insurance Companies and disengage the Catholic entities from paying for it.
This does not solve the problem and the Catholic Bishops will not agree to this. Shifting the payment from the Catholic entity to the Insurance provider is totally ignoring the Liberty issue.
In effect, the coercive government Contraception Mandate stays. They will still require that Catholics or employees of Catholic entities be offered the Contraception through the Catholic Organization’s provided Health Insurance Company.
We were told that Obama was brilliant. He appears to be dense in this “accommodation” that misses the point. They are still telling the Catholic Church that they must offer what The Church considers a sin to Catholics and employees of Catholic organizations.
I’m stunned at the arrogance of this “accommodation”.
The added mandate requires the insurance company to pay for all of the cost of the Contraception.
Unbelievable.
Ping to 21
He his hoping to peel off the “progressive” Catholics who supported Obamacare, such as Sister Keehan, the head of CHO. Seaking of, I reacll her being on Raymond Arroya’s show and lying her head off about what was in the act. She3’sa true believe in universal health care. Not so much about the Catholic faith.