"High court may hear suits on employees’ birth control" by Ethan Bronner | New York Times, January 27, 2013
NEW YORK — In a flood of lawsuits, Roman Catholics, evangelicals, and Mennonites are challenging a provision in the new health care law that requires employers to cover birth control in employee health plans — a high-stakes clash between religious freedom and health care access that appears headed to the Supreme Court.
When it gets there let me know.
In recent months, federal courts have seen dozens of lawsuits brought not only by religious institutions like Catholic dioceses but also by private employers, ranging from a pizza mogul to produce transporters, who say the government is forcing them to violate core tenets of their faith.
Some have been turned away by judges convinced that access to contraception is a vital health need and a compelling state interest.
I don't like the idea of the state compelling anything, sorry.
Others have been told that their beliefs appear to outweigh any state interest and that they may hold off complying with the law until their cases have been judged. New suits are filed nearly weekly.
‘‘This is highly likely to end up at the Supreme Court,’’ said Douglas Laycock, a law professor at the University of Virginia and one of the country’s top scholars on church-state conflicts. ‘‘There are so many cases, and we are already getting strong disagreements among the circuit courts.’’
President Obama’s health care law, known as the Affordable Care Act, was the most fought-over piece of legislation in his first term and was the focus of a highly contentious Supreme Court decision last year that found it to be constitutional.
Related: Roberts Reversal Led to Obamacare
I'll bet it's been tense around the old cafeteria lunch table, 'eh?
Also $hows you the deci$ions are arrived at higher levels than the $upreme Court.
But a provision requiring the full coverage of contraception remains a matter of fierce controversy. The law says that companies must fully cover all ‘‘contraceptive methods and sterilization procedures’’ approved by the Food and Drug Administration, including ‘‘morning-after pills’’ and intrauterine devices whose effects some contend are akin to abortion.
As applied by the Health and Human Services Department, the law offers an exemption for ‘‘religious employers,’’ meaning those who meet a four-part test: that their purpose is to inculcate religious values, that they primarily employ and serve people who share their religious tenets, and that they are nonprofit groups under federal tax law.
But many institutions, including religious schools and colleges, do not meet those criteria because they employ and teach members of other religions and have a broader purpose than inculcating religious values.
‘‘Ninety-nine percent of women use contraceptives at some time in their lives,’’ said Judy Waxman, a vice president of the National Women’s Law Center, which filed a brief supporting the government in one of the cases. ‘‘There is a strong and legitimate government interest because it affects the health of women and babies.’’
I'm sorry, but that just rings so hollow when one considers the fouled environment, the rotten food, and the poisonous vaccines the government seems to have a "$trong and legitimate intere$t" in which children and women must live, let alone the dumping of depleted uranium munitions on Muslim women around the world (all based on lies need I remind you again?).
She added, referring to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ‘‘Contraception was declared by the CDC to be one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century.’’
Officials at the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services declined to comment, saying the cases were pending.
A compromise for religious institutions may be worked out. The government hopes that by placing the burden on insurance companies rather than on the organizations, the objections will be overcome. Even more challenging cases involve private companies run by people who reject all or many forms of contraception.
Oh, that is going to make those conglomerate$ real happy!
Contraceptive or not, your f***ed, Americans.
The Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative group, has brought a case on behalf of Hercules Industries, a company based in Denver that makes sheet metal products. It was granted an injunction by a judge in Colorado who said the religious values of the family owners were infringed by the law.
‘‘Two-thirds of the cases have had injunctions against Obamacare, and most are headed to courts of appeals,’’ said Matt Bowman, senior legal counsel for the alliance. ‘‘It is clear that a substantial number of these cases will vindicate religious freedom over Obamacare. But it seems likely that the Supreme Court will ultimately resolve the dispute.’’
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UPDATE: Bishops slam birth control compromise
Maybe we can attack this from another position:
"Doctors to urge teen girls to use IUDs, implants; Highly effective, and don’t have to be remembered" by Lindsey Tanner | Associated Press, September 21, 2012
CHICAGO — Teenage girls may prefer the pill, the patch, or even wishful thinking, but their doctors should be recommending IUDs or hormonal implants — long-lasting and more effective birth control that you don’t have to remember to use every time, the nation’s leading gynecologists group said Thursday.
So which industry or pharma¢eutical is going to benefit?
And maybe it's just me, but our kids are already all f***ed up on prescription drugs and stuff. I don't see how injecting hormones is going to help with a problem(?) that has been around for centuries -- long before these newfangled devices to keep nature from taking its course.
The IUD and implants are safe and nearly 100 percent effective at preventing pregnancy, and should be ‘‘first-line recommendations,’’ the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said in updating its guidance for teens.
Both types of contraception are more invasive than the pill, requiring a doctor to put them in place. So some sick man is going to get his jollies at....
I can't even continue the thought.
That and cost are probably why the pill is still the most popular form of contraception in the United States.
Did I NOT $AY $OMETHING about THAT? This as the government is looking to ration, I mean, cut health care costs in the name of keeping you healthier.
But birth control pills often must be taken at the very same time every day to be most potent. And forgetting to take even one can lead to pregnancy, which is why the pill is sometimes only 91 percent effective.
Condoms aren't that good, either, but that solution is endlessly promoted.
An IUD, or intrauterine device, is a small, T-shaped piece of plastic inserted in the uterus that can prevent pregnancy for up to 10 years. An implant is a matchstick-size plastic rod that releases hormones. It is placed under the skin of the upper arm and usually lasts three years.
I believe one version was Norplant.
The new guidelines don’t tell teens not to use other methods, but ‘‘if your goal is to prevent a pregnancy, then using an implant or an IUD would be the best way to do this,’’ said Dr. Tina Raine-Bennett, head of the committee that wrote the recommendations.
I know it's unrealistic, girls, but I'm thinking celibacy.
The organization’s previous guidelines, issued in 2007, also encouraged the use of IUDs and implants among teenagers. The new guidelines go further in saying physicians should discuss the two types of birth control with sexually active teens at every doctor visit.
The gynecologists group said condoms should still be used at all times because no other birth control method protects against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Related: I Missed the AIDS Conference
You might not want to miss that post.
While it may sound surprising that such invasive contraceptives are being endorsed for teenagers, 43 percent of girls ages 15 to 19 have had sex, a government survey found....
It's not surprising to me, but it does sicken me. And I really thought more young girls would be having sex given the portrayals in my agenda-pushing media.
The IUD and implant cost hundreds of dollars. The new health reform law requires health insurance plans to cover birth control without co-payments. Also, some publicly-funded health clinics offer birth control free or at a reduced cost.
Again, it i$ what lie$ at the bottom of everything in the 21st-century AmeriKan experience.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has been more cautious and has not endorsed specific methods of birth control, but is updating its guidance. Some pediatricians have been reluctant to recommend IUDs for teens, partly because of concerns over infection risks; an older model was blamed for infertility.
You know what? We have pill$ and operation$ that will take care of that sort of thing.
That last one, however, is a real crusher. You be the one to tell a woman she won't be able to have children when she wants one. I can't imagine much worse on this planet, other than informing loved ones of a death.
Dr. Paula Braverman, a University of Cincinnati physician involved in updating the academy’s position, said the gynecologists’ advice does a good job of clarifying misconceptions about IUDs and implants.
An IUD called the Dalkon Shield that was sold in the 1970s was linked to dangerous and sometimes deadly infections. Newer IUDs have been found to be safe, and the gynecologists group said the risk of pelvic infections increases only slightly during the first three weeks after insertion.
Why risk it at all when you can control such things in a far easier manner through willpower?
The hormonal implant has been updated, too. The newest kind uses just one thin rod; an older type no longer sold in the United States used six rods that sometimes didn’t stay in place. IUDs and implants can be removed at any time with no lasting effect on fertility, the gynecologists group said.
Gee, ob-gyn's really want to get in$ide of you.
‘‘The ones on the market today are extremely safe,’’ said Dr. Mary Fournier, an adolescent-medicine specialist at Chicago’s Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, who praised the new recommendations. ‘‘That is what everybody should be telling their patients.’’
She said she already recommends IUDs for her patients and is being trained in how to insert birth control implants.
Raine-Bennett, research director for women’s health at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif., said she gets mixed reactions from her patients about both methods.
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Anything to make it easier:
"Doctors back over-the-counter birth control pills" by Lauran Neergaard | AP Medical Writer, November 21, 2012
WASHINGTON — No prescription or doctor’s exam needed: The nation’s largest group of obstetricians and gynecologists says birth control pills should be sold over the counter, like condoms.
Tuesday’s surprise opinion from these gatekeepers of contraception could boost longtime efforts by women’s advocates to make the pill more accessible.
But no one expects the pill to be sold without a prescription any time soon: A company would have to seek government permission first, and it is not clear if any are considering it.
Meanwhile, people will keep f***ing because it feels so good!
Plus there are big questions about what such a move would mean for many women’s wallets if it were no longer covered by insurance.
Meanwhile, people will keep f***ing because it feels so good!
Plus there are big questions about what such a move would mean for many women’s wallets if it were no longer covered by insurance.
Still, momentum may be building....
I'm $ure they are ju$t looking out for your health, ladies, and not some corporate kickback or impact on their $tock inve$tment$.
I'm $ure they are ju$t looking out for your health, ladies, and not some corporate kickback or impact on their $tock inve$tment$.
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Related(?): Study: Pregnant teens need better school support
I was told they needed a contraceptive inserted in their.... never mind.
"US births fell for the fourth year in a row, the government reported Wednesday, with specialists calling it more proof that the weak economy has continued to dampen enthusiasm for having children. But there may be a silver lining."
That doesn't make sense. Poor Africa, Latin America, the Muslim Middle East, etc, are churning out kids. What those statistics signal to me is American teens have either been poisoned or sterilized through vaccines or drugs.
And that last statement proves the agenda-pushing press' internalization of the genocidal globalist program under cover of population control. Maybe it's just me, but I never see a silver lining in death over life.
I suppose you better just jerk off instead, kids, but WHERE?
"Drunken driving among teens fell 54 percent in the past two decades, a trend helped by laws to curb underage alcohol consumption and higher gas prices keeping high school students off the road, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
(Blog editor leans back in his seat and reminisces over high-school memories of long ago)
Alcohol linked to wrong-way crashes
That would seem to be a no-brainer.
4 percent of drivers admit dozing
That many asleep at the wheel?
Most teens who attempt suicide got treatment first
Nothing is so bad that you need go down that road, kids. The world needs you no matter who you are.
