We’ll see more and more of this kind of philosophically hard-nosed, but obviously fiscally driven grandstanding.
Now that rock-solid individual coverage is easily obtained through ACA, there will be no moral pushback against the atavistic chest thumpers looking to improve the bottom line while reminding us that they’ve never showered naked or whatnot.
I’ve read that contraceptive coverage doesn’t add anything to the cost of insurance, because it costs less than the pregnancies it prevents. So it is NOT about their money ever going toward something they oppose (never mind that the pill and even plan B do NOT affect fertilized eggs).
What’s left? Their view comes down to believing that women who have sex should get pregnant. And to enforce that, they’ll take health care away from the women students who don’t have sex, too.
The school terminated its plan not due to the fact that it was being forced to pay for contraceptive coverage – it is not – but that it is in a legal battle over whether it should even have to notify the government that it is seeking a religious exemption to providing contraceptive coverage.
@tierney Is this a fact or merely a claim?
I recognize Wheaton College might think their understanding of the situation and claim them as facts, but if you’re going to rebut their claim with a simple contradiction (all that is warranted, imo) then calling their claim a fact puts undue weight on the false narrative put forward by this institution.