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Related: About this forumA majority of Americans oppose restrictions on contraception insurance coverage, says poll
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0630/A-majority-of-Americans-oppose-restrictions-on-contraception-insurance-coverage-says-pollShould companies exclude certain contraceptives from workers' insurance coverage, based on religious beliefs? A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 53 percent disagreed and 35 percent agreed. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on this issue today.
By Joan Biskupic, Reuters JUNE 30, 2014
WASHINGTON A majority of Americans oppose letting employers, based on their religious views, exclude certain contraceptives from workers' insurance coverage, says a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision expected on Monday.
In one of the most closely watched cases of the year, the nine-member court will weigh whether for-profit corporations may raise religious objections to a mandate in President Barack Obama's signature 2010 healthcare law that their insurance cover contraceptives.
It brings to the forefront thorny questions of religious freedom and reproductive rights, along with enduring politicking over the law known as Obamacare, itself broadly upheld by the Supreme Court in 2012.
The poll asked whether employers should be able to choose what forms of contraceptives their health plans provide based on their religious beliefs. Of those responding, 53 percent disagreed and 35 percent agreed. Of those surveyed, 12 percent said they did not know.
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A majority of Americans oppose restrictions on contraception insurance coverage, says poll (Original Post)
cbayer
Jun 2014
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edhopper
(33,650 posts)1. Doesn't matter
the Majority of SCOTUS endorse it.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)2. That's a very unfortunate decision with the potential for setting
a really horrible precedent.
okasha
(11,573 posts)4. The horrible precedent
was Citizens United. That needs to be reversed.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)5. We really need to do something about
SCOTUS.
And it can't happen soon enough.
Meantime, we can boycott Hobby Lobby and any other company that goes the same route. There are excellent online businesses that can supply anything on HL's shelves, usually cheaper, even with shipping.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)7. I think this may trigger a boycott
that actually has an effect.
I can see people handing out flyers outside their stores across the country.
I hope they rue the day they decided to become the poster child for this debacle.
okasha
(11,573 posts)8. I hope the rue the day
their bank statements arrive every month from now till they're bankrupt.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)3. Small consolation when the religious beliefs of a few can override that.
Because religion is special, ya know.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)9. Desperate spin is desperate.