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scullyfu
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Posted: 11/01/17 9:24 am ::: Notre Dame to drop birth control for all |
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https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/31/16584026/notre-dame-birth-control
The University of Notre Dame just became one of the first employers to take advantage of new Trump administration rules allowing exemptions to the Obamacare contraceptive mandate. Last week, the university announced that it would drop birth control coverage for its students, faculty, and staff.
The private Catholic university notified students and employees of the change on Friday, according to Indiana Public Media. Birth control coverage for students will end August 14, 2018. Faculty and staff, however, will lose their coverage in two months, on December 31. The school will still cover birth control if it’s used as treatment for a medical condition and not as pregnancy prevention.
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myrtle
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Ex-Ref
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Posted: 11/01/17 10:48 am ::: |
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Lawsuit has already been filed.
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Two advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit in Indiana challenging a rule change by President Donald Trump’s administration allowing more employers to opt out of no-cost birth control for workers.
The suit was filed Tuesday on behalf of five women at risk of being denied birth control coverage, including three University of Notre Dame students. |
http://wane.com/2017/11/01/lawsuit-targets-rollback-of-birth-control-rule/
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ClayK
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Posted: 11/01/17 11:56 am ::: |
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A really basic conflict all but impossible to resolve ...
1) Freedom of religion
2) Freedom to control your own body
Of course, it's complicated by the fact that 2) is not guaranteed by the Constitution in terms of organizational obligation, so I think it unlikely that Notre Dame changes course.
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GlennMacGrady
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Posted: 11/01/17 12:12 pm ::: |
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This is a political topic and belongs in Area 51. |
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willtalk
Joined: 13 Apr 2012 Posts: 1097 Location: NorCal
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Posted: 11/01/17 12:26 pm ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
A really basic conflict all but impossible to resolve ...
1) Freedom of religion
2) Freedom to control your own body
Of course, it's complicated by the fact that 2) is not guaranteed by the Constitution in terms of organizational obligation, so I think it unlikely that Notre Dame changes course. |
There is a difference between banning something and being asked to fund it.
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Queenie
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Howee
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summertime blues
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Posted: 11/01/17 5:09 pm ::: |
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Wondering if anything will change if/when one of their players gets pregnant......because it's likely to happen in these modern times.
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BallState1984
Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 1892 Location: Halfway between Muncie and West Lafayette
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Posted: 11/02/17 6:41 am ::: |
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How about being a Big Girl and paying for your own damn pills? They are $9 at Meijer, Walmart, Target, etc. And not only pills available at Planned Parenthood on a sliding scale, but condoms are free.
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BallState1984
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Posted: 11/02/17 6:41 am ::: |
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Or better yet, ask the male half to provide protection?
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purduefanatic
Joined: 10 Aug 2011 Posts: 2819 Location: Indiana
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Posted: 11/02/17 9:16 am ::: |
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Amen BallState!!!
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Posted: 11/07/17 3:23 pm ::: |
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Being provided at no cost.
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On Tuesday, Notre Dame announced that Meritain Health/OptumRx will continue to provide contraceptives at no charge to plan members or to the university. |
https://www.wthr.com/article/notre-dame-to-allow-no-cost-contraceptive-coverage-for-employees
_________________ "Women are judged on their success, men on their potential. It’s time we started believing in the potential of women." —Muffet McGraw
“Thank you for showing the fellas that you've got more balls than them,” Haley said, to cheers from the crowd.
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