Hobby Lobby

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Am I the only one who things the uproar about the Hobby Lobby case is overblown? It seems that Kennedy is basically holding up a neon sign saying "apply the same let the insurance company pay for the cost of womens contraception compromize" that fully religious organizations have. I mean Obama can direct HHS to do that in a week, and then the women get full coverage for the items in conflict with no addtional burden. Or is it that I've actually read the 90 page opinion, and haven';t been paying attention to the yammering in the news?

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[whitebird.livejournal.com]

I think the crux of the decision is that employers are providing a benefit, called health care. Not a set of employer approved health services with line item veto power for any item they choose questionable.

Also, the most mentioned contraceptive is birth control pills which have other medical uses beyond contraception. Why should women require a note from their doctor for any prescription?

Ultimately, it is none of the employers business how the health care benefit dollars are spent, they have no right to know.