Birth control coverage isn’t an attack on faith

So let’s take a step back from the opportunistic political
chatter about birth control and related health care support for
employees of Catholic-run institutions.

In Catholic hospitals, it is true that medical professionals are
not forced to perform practices that are not applicable to their
faith. It is true that many employees and family members are not
members of the Roman Catholic faith. It is true that there are
medical necessities that require intervention to save the life of
the mother in current and future births, which is protected by
canon law. And, our government is not requiring an individual to
make health care decisions that are against their faith!

Since most group health care programs are self-insured for a
large part of an individual claim, practicing Catholics won’t be
submitting a claim (unless unusual circumstances apply), which
means the church would not be paying anything! And future premiums
impacted by actual loss experience would be lowered by the lack of
participation by practicing Catholics!! Therefore, no cost to the
church if participants follow church guidelines!

So let’s cool down the political dialog on this. It is not an
attack on faith!

Pat McCann, Highland