When I first heard about this proposed legislation I couldn't believe it.
The more I consider its consequences, the more I can't imagine they're even serious. But with 20 co-sponsors these stingy "moral purists" apparently are ... deadly serious.
Birth Control Amendment 'Dangerous,' Obama Spokesman Says
by Sam Stein, Laura Bassett, huffingtonpost -- 2/14/12
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"Let's be clear about what's at stake," said Carney. "The proposal being considered in the Senate applies to all employers -- not just religious employers. And it isn't limited to contraception. Any employer could restrict access to any service they say they object to. That is dangerous and it is wrong. Decisions about medical care should be made by a woman and her doctor, not a woman and her boss.”
The measure, proposed by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) would amend the Affordable Care Act to allow any employer to exclude any health service coverage, no matter how critical or basic, by claiming that it violates their religious or moral convictions. Moreover, according to the National Women's Law Center, the amendment would remove critical non-discrimination protections from the Affordable Care Act. For instance, an insurer could deny maternity care coverage to a same-sex couple, an interracial couple or a single woman for religious or moral reasons.
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Extrapolating on Roy Blunt's "moral conscience" criteria ... it let's employers get away with about anything.
Just like in the bad old days:
For instance, an employer could deny preventative dental care because of their "moral conviction" to be rich.
For instance, an employer could deny rehab services because they themselves are abstaining "Teetotallers".
For instance, an employer could deny invasive intensive care because they believe all illnesses are "God's will."
Where will these moral prohibitions ever stop? ... Only Roy Blunt, the GOP Hall-monitors, and your Employer's creative shenaniganery, will ever know ...
Uh oh ... I feel a "moral conviction" coming on ... cough, cough ...
The Republican Health Care Plan:
"Don't Get Sick!
And if you do get Sick, Die Quickly!"
Alan Grayson on the GOP Health Care Plan:
http://youtu.be/...
Rarely, have truer words been spoken in those hallowed very-tarnished halls.
The Republican Health Care Plan -- it's like the Republican Jobs Plan, which is to say they're both "non-existent"!