Panel Debates Religious Groups’ Birth Control Coverage
A Catholic lobbyist, a state legislator and other experts this week debated whether the federal law requiring employers to provide health insurance coverage for birth control violates the religious freedoms of faith-based institutions.
By Alex Morton Capital News Service RICHMOND – A Catholic lobbyist, a state legislator and other experts this week debated whether the federal law requiring employers to provide health insurance coverage for birth control violates the religious freedoms of faith-based institutions. Jeffrey Caruso, executive director of the Virginia Catholic Conference, called the law an infringement on Catholic institutions’ religious freedoms. Forcing church-operated hospitals and schools to distribute free contraceptives to employees goes against church principles, Caruso said. “This issue is intrusive.” But state Delegate Jennifer McClellan said employees of such institutions have the right to contraceptives under the health insurance act approved by …
Lindsay
2:52 pm on Friday, April 6, 2012
@Dustin: I'm sorry I offended you but what I said was not meant to be an attack on your character, I meant it to be more a rhetorical device, and in fact I agree with you to a certain extent. Though I have to say that, since you are pro-life, I am disinclined to believe you really have the best interests of people with uteri at heart. more ›