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Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
16. And is the group that needs coverage the most.
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 11:32 AM
Jun 2014

Avoiding pregnancy while finishing education or getting a career established is fundamental to avoiding greater risk for poverty.

Bettie

(16,095 posts)
2. Only female employees from everything I see
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:39 AM
Jun 2014

But then, why would they want to impact male employees? This is all about making women do what they want them to.

Coventina

(27,114 posts)
3. My question: can a "Closely held" Buddhist company forbid any medical treatment tested on animals?
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:40 AM
Jun 2014

Get ready for a tidal wave of worms.

(from the open can)

mcar

(42,307 posts)
7. Per Scotusblog
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:44 AM
Jun 2014

The decision is only for contaception and can't include other medical treatments. Very Bush v Gore. I wonder if /when that will be challenged.

Orangepeel

(13,933 posts)
8. Appears not. They can only forbid stuff the SCOTUS doesn't like
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:44 AM
Jun 2014

From Scotus blog:

Here is a further attempt at qualification: This decision concerns only the contraceptive mandate and should not be understood to mean that all insurance mandates, that is for blood transfusions or vaccinations, necessarily fail if they conflict with an employer's religious beliefs.
- See more at: http://live.scotusblog.com/Event/Live_blog_of_opinions__June_30_2014?Page=2#sthash.uEXdNi2n.dpuf

Nay

(12,051 posts)
18. Yeah, I noticed that. If anybody wonders what this is all about, that's
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 12:49 PM
Jun 2014

all you need to look at.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
6. Not answered in the case.
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:43 AM
Jun 2014

The idiots on the right either have no clue or simply do not care about the can of worms they just opened.

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
9. Can the ACA somehow just provide birth control to anyone who wants it, outside of private
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:45 AM
Jun 2014

insurance? Maybe what is need is a beefed-up national network of free clinics for this sort of thing, staffed by doctors who can work off some of the student loans they carry, or something like that.

Orangepeel

(13,933 posts)
14. The decision appears to say so, but of course, congress will block it
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 11:23 AM
Jun 2014

One of the rationale, as I read the interpretation on SCOTUSblog, was that the government could pay for the contraception, thus making the mandate not the least restrictive way to provide it.

But that's irrelevant given this congress, who will block funding

Johonny

(20,840 posts)
10. Think woman need equal representation in Congress, or the court?
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:46 AM
Jun 2014

It appears to be heavily slanted into "We hate Woman" batsh* crazy decision file. Right next to the abortion one from last week. This is just a wow I can't believe they decided this book.

Democrats should RUN ON THIS ISSUE!!
The court hates woman, period.

C_U_L8R

(45,000 posts)
11. If republicans want a free market fight
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 10:50 AM
Jun 2014

Lets not shop or buy from any company
that does not support women.

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