no ideology too toxic for republicans...roy blunt amendment....

Proponents of Sen. Roy Blunt's (R-Mo.) amendment to the Senate transportation bill, which would override President Obama's contraception coverage rule and allow any employer to refuse to cover any kind of health care service for religious or moral reasons, have framed the issue as one of religious freedom that is unrelated to women's health.

But Senate Democrats have raised concerns that the "religious freedom" argument is actually part of a broader attempt by social conservatives to restrict access to birth control.

"Mr. President, if this amendment passes, it would ban contraception coverage for any woman in America whose boss has a personal objection to it," Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate Floor Wednesday. "This measure would force women to surrender control of their own health decisions to their bosses. That concept, it is not merely quaint or old-fashioned. It is dangerous and it is wrong."

A 2001 court case against Walmart provides a practical example of the potential consequences millions of people would face if the government allows employers to pick and choose which preventative health services they cover. Lisa Smith Mauldin, a 22-year-old customer services manager and divorced mother of two earning $12 per hour, sued Wal-Mart for sexual discrimination because it excluded contraceptives from its prescription drug plan. She said the $30 per month cost of birth control pills was a significant financial burden for her.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/roy-blunt-amendment-walmart-contraception_n_1310596.html