Today, the Senate will vote on the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act--an amendment that would restore conscience protections that existed before the passage of Obamacare. The measure was taken up in response to Obamacare's new regulations that insurance policies, including policies purchased by religiously affiliated institutions, must provide contraception and abortion-inducing drugs without copays.
The bill is not going to get 60 votes needed to pass the Senate, but it will serve as a clarifying moment ... .
Here are some of the biggest myths about the bill:
Myth 1: It's a "contraception bill," as the New York Times and Democrats call it.
In fact, you can read the bill here (it's about 1/1000th as long as Obamacare), and you'll see the words "contraception" and "birth control" are not mentioned. The bill simply states that Americans can not be forced by new federal regulations to sell or purchase insurance that violates their "religious beliefs or moral convictions." That's the exact same language included in the Democrats' 1994 health care bill--aka Hillarycare--and number of health care laws currently on the books.
Myth 2:
The bill will leave Americans to the mercies of greedy insurers and employers.
send us "back to the 19th century," as Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday. Actually, it will send us back to 2010 before Obamacare No, he didn't. President Obama announced that the insurers of religious institutions, not the religious instituitons themselves, would be paying for the
http://reason.com/archives/2012/02/22/contraceptive-failure
Myth 3: Leaves people vulnerable
Myth 4: Insurance companies will use it to save money
Myth 5: The bill is unpopular.
The executive branch of the federal government, under power granted to it by Obamacare,
Those are In fact, it's both a contraception and abortion
It is also an abortion mandate
Myth 2: Obama compromised, no he didn't. 1. didn't change a thing. 2. self-insured.... religious ...
Myth 3: The bill to overturn it
--Hillarycare
--Can't be used to save money
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Myth 4: Contraception expensive. Cheap as $9 per month
Myth 5: Obama's "accommodation" is popular. ... Gallup ticking downward. ... Morning-after pill. Government forcing. A claim yet to be proven.