White House to Announce ‘Accommodation’ for Religious Organizations on Contraception Rule
White House to Announce ‘Accommodation’ for Religious Organizations on Contraception Rule
With the White House under fire for its new rule requiring employers including religious organizations to offer health insurance that fully covers birth control coverage, ABC News has learned that later today the White House — possibly President Obama himself — will likely announce an attempt to accommodate these religious groups
The move, based on state models, will almost certainly not satisfy bishops and other religious leaders since it will preserve the goal of women employees having their birth control fully covered by health insurance.
Sources say it will be respectful of religious beliefs but will not back off from that goal, which many religious leaders oppose since birth control is in violation of their religious beliefs.
One source described the attempted accommodation as “Hawaii Lite” — a reference to that state’s law which allows religious groups to opt out of coverage that includes birth control, as long as employees are given information whether such coverage can be obtained.
This announcement would not go that far. Sources say it will involve health insurance companies helping to provide the coverage, since it’s actually cheaper for these companies to offer the coverage than to not do so, because of unwanted pregnancies and resulting complications.
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wondering what is going on here today...hmm
opposition to "Griswold v. Connecticut". They want birth control made illegal in all forms.
I do not support any church (AND their "charities"
who engage in such reactionary behavior.
The women still have to pay for the coverage on their own. 
As long as all women have access to it, is all that matters to me. Obama has done that. The end! 
Maybe women who cannot afford to get the extra coverage on their own might fucking care. 
I have insurance through an employer and, guess what? if I need BC and it was not covered automatically through my plan I would not be able to afford to be able to get the needed additional coverage. Nor would I be able to afford BC on my own.
Fuck that shit. This is just a "compromise" that screws over lower income women.
Are you a man? I can't imagine a woman saying "who cares".
Remember Plan B?
As for Valerie Jarrett, the woman gives me the creeps. She seems to have a hand in everything.
Noooo, say it ain't so!!!!!!!!
Hawaiian Lite, is that in reference to the state law or the president?
They are being "accomodating".
I hate to say it, but you're right, Beacool. Whenever he's at a crossroads and I think, "Surely this time he'll stand for what's principled and right and show some character." And then the inevitable cave. 
It's the nature of the animal, he's a politician. They'll say and do whatever is necessary to get elected and then reelected. At this point, most of them make me sick.
pharmacists can refuse to dispense based on religious beliefs .... now organizations can refuse to offer coverage based on religious beliefs ... pretty soon insurance companies will come up with some loophole that allows THEM to claim religious beliefs as a reason for not including birth control too.
But Viagra? Sure, have some more!!
