Religious beliefs vs. birth control mandate: #tellusatoday

The Supreme Court is considering whether to take up cases involving religious non-profits asking for an exemption from Obamacare’s contraception mandate. Comments from Twitter and Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar:

Give them the blanket exemption.

— @yoktomsqueegee

Many women use birth control pills for other medical reasons. Why should women’s prescriptions be limited?

— @judg210

I believe that the Supreme Court has become a forum for personal political agendas.

— @demsnomore

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Is it too much of an imposition to require the Little Sisters of the Poor to submit a form in order to opt out of the contraception mandate? Yes. The sisters have the right to free exercise of their religion — free of government interference and coercion. The argument that if the sisters simply file a form, then they would be “off the hook,” is morally bankrupt. Even if the sisters opt out, a third party will provide on their behalf the “benefits” that the sisters find morally objectionable.

— Greg Wersal

These religious organizations say they want to protect religious freedom, and then deny that same freedom to others who disagree with them.

— Cecilia Nadon Bruck

The simplest solution is to have individuals buy the health insurance they want and need, and get employers out of the health insurance business.

— Jerry Casper

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