Sorry, You Should not Force your Morals on Others.

Contraception Controversy

Sorry, I disagree with the author of this article.  The reason for the " controversy " with free contraception is that the President and his supporters are forcing their beliefs on others and then forcing them to pay for it.  His back step to the controversy was to say he would make the insurance companies to pay for the costs.  This is not a valid option to the traditional religiously affiliated organizations.  They still will be forced by government to give money to insurance companies, who are likewise forced to give contraceptives to people under the policies.  Contraceptives include things such as the morning after pill and other drugs that these groups feel are abortifacients (causing abortion).   Seems like the government wants these groups to accept this practice as normal, reject their own beliefs and then force them to pay for it. 

 From this article and others that I read that support this mandate, they seem to be ignorant or maybe have shown a hint of intolerance of the religious groups’ reasoning.  Seems funny that many people are usually are crying about the intolerance of the traditional religious groups and these type of groups forcing their beliefs on others.  Now we see the other side forcing their belief that sexual productive rights triumph what the religious groups feel it is their constitutional right for freedom of religion and that the government should not impose on the free exercise of it.  The author talks about the financial burden of pregnancy to the government but cost will still rise with this mandate as well.  Nothing is free, the cost of insurance will rise and the cost of medical problems with drugs will rise, etc…    Note that contraceptives are drugs so it is not like giving out aspirin.  Oh, by the way if contraceptives are free via insurance why not aspirins, vitamins and all the other drugs and supplements that help one to stay healthy.  Also I disagree with the availability and cost of contraceptives.  Generic drugs are not expensive and our given out free of charge by other government organizations.  Paid for by our taxes.  There is no need to force religious groups to lower their beliefs for what a government thinks is its higher beliefs or higher goals.  Remember the Soviet Union, all its policies were for the benefit of society as a whole or for the good of the state.  Religious beliefs there were for old, crazy or dying people.  Let’s not force religious groups to bow down to the government’s beliefs or goals because we think they hold all truths.  If they or any other private company wants to freely pay for it, then it is their choice.  Employees can work there if they choose.  Let’s not be intolerant and overstep the foundations of our country.