Health law Requiring Plans to Offer Birth Control Upheld

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:13 am

Health Law Requiring Plans To Offer Birth Control Upheld

By John Caher

New York Law Journal

October 20, 2006

ALBANY - The Court of Appeals yesterday upheld the constitutionality of a women's health act that pressures some religious-affiliated employers to either offer their employees a prescription plan that includes contraceptive coverage or deny their workers any drug coverage at all.

FULL STORY:

http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleN ... 1248718133

ETA: Additional Link:

Court Rules: Catholic Church Must Cover Contraceptives

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http://www.eitb24.com/portal/eitb24/not ... &idioma=en

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:19 pm

:-6 Good!

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:21 pm

I don't know how good it is, Lu... I foresee the "no drug coverage at all"

option come into wide use...

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:26 pm

I know what you mean, Val...but it gives people a choice in working or not working there. The hypocricy of allowing insurance for some drugs and not others (due to an arbitrary interpretation of "morality") is infuriating. If they don't want to offer health coverage, they can deal with fewer people wanting to work for them.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:56 pm

It's amazing to me that plans wouldn't cover birth control of all types,

I had one years ago with total coverage of an abortion if you needed

it but NOT my BCP's.

Uhm, guys... how much more do you think you're going to have to

shell out for abortions versus BCP's? HELLO!

:-5

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:39 pm

Set aside the birth control issue and consider that BCPs have valid uses other than just the obvious. I suppose vasectomies and tubal ligations are out, too?