I believe that the Governor and the Archbishop may be arguing past one another.
Jindal’s a fool because if indeed the Pill were made OTC, then OTC pills free of charge would still be mandated under new HHS Regs.
Yes, of course “health insurance” is supposed to be limited to prescription medications. But don’t kid yourself. Sebelius would just turn around and say, with Sandra Fluck: hey, contraceptions (actually including abortifacients) are so utterly utterly crucial to women’s health that we at HHS now MANDATE that all employers of more than 50 people provide free of charge OTC contraceptives to their employees.
The King-God has spoken, Long Live the King-God.
Don’t think for a moment that HHS would let Jindal outflank them in this manner. The original HHS regs were never about women’s health. They were always about power. And if Jindal thinks he’s so clever to try this flanking maneuver, he’ll learn very fast that the Power-hungry Gods of Washington will NOT ever give in on this one.
They’ll just mandate OTC pills. Just on principle.