http://news.msn.com/us/justices-cant-make-employers-cover-contraception?ocid=ansnews11
I'm actually not entirely sure. As you can imagine, a great deal of outrage and spin has come out of it (stating that all birth control is excluded, when it actually appears to only apply to morning after-style contraceptives), the usual "government is infringing on our bodies and what we can do with them" complaint (yes, government does that all the time, why are left leaning commentators outraged this time?), and lastly the affront that implies that the separation between church and state doesn't exist (it doesn't. Why does it chap you this time?).
But above all that, why shouldn't an employer be able to not cover something that goes against management's beliefs? My boss refuses to allow people who's cars leak oil to park in the company parking lot. You can park in the street, get your car fixed/get a new one, or find a new job. Not great for employee morale, but it's his prerogative as the majority owner.
The additional argument in this one is that a bunch of minimum wage earners are now going to be without post fertilization birth control, but of course that's also false, because in reality they probably qualify for free care from Planned Parenthood or other clinics.
I understand people are concerned about precedent, but a lot of folks are irate over this specific judgment, and I'm not all that clear why. Folks?
I'm actually not entirely sure. As you can imagine, a great deal of outrage and spin has come out of it (stating that all birth control is excluded, when it actually appears to only apply to morning after-style contraceptives), the usual "government is infringing on our bodies and what we can do with them" complaint (yes, government does that all the time, why are left leaning commentators outraged this time?), and lastly the affront that implies that the separation between church and state doesn't exist (it doesn't. Why does it chap you this time?).
But above all that, why shouldn't an employer be able to not cover something that goes against management's beliefs? My boss refuses to allow people who's cars leak oil to park in the company parking lot. You can park in the street, get your car fixed/get a new one, or find a new job. Not great for employee morale, but it's his prerogative as the majority owner.
The additional argument in this one is that a bunch of minimum wage earners are now going to be without post fertilization birth control, but of course that's also false, because in reality they probably qualify for free care from Planned Parenthood or other clinics.
I understand people are concerned about precedent, but a lot of folks are irate over this specific judgment, and I'm not all that clear why. Folks?