Monday, May 21, 2012

Notre Dame is Suing Obama administration over birth control mandate

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The War On Women is being reignited, the University of Notre Dame joined six other Protestant and Catholic colleges in suing the Obama administration over its rule that all employers must offer contraception without a copay in their insurance plans.

In its suit, the school says that health care reform's contraception mandate violates its religious freedom and would require it to go against Catholic principles by offering contraception and sterilization to students and faculty in its insurance plan. The university serves 11,500 students of different religious faiths but has always been led by a Catholic priest as president.

In February, the Obama administration announced that religious organizations, such as schools and hospitals, would not be required to offer birth control to its employees, instead, the insurance company would contact women covered by its plan and offer the contraception. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other religious organizations objected to this, saying that the organizations' premiums would still be helping to pay for the contraception in that scenario. In its suit, the University of Notre Dame says it is self-insured, which means this accommodation would not work for them.

“Let me say very clearly what this lawsuit is not about: it is not about preventing women from having access to contraception, nor even about preventing the Government from providing such services,” said Fr. John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame.

“Many of our faculty, staff and students — both Catholic and non-Catholic — have made conscientious decisions to use contraceptives. As we assert the right to follow our conscience, we respect their right to follow theirs. And we believe that, if the Government wishes to provide such services, means are available that do not compel religious organizations to serve as its agents”

Studies have shown that 98% of Catholic women have used artificial contraception at some time in their lives. A poll by the Public Religion Research Institute in Washington found that 52 percent of Catholic respondents agreed that even religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should have to provide their employees with health care plans that cover contraception.
I Wonder what the polls say about the boy raping going on?



















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