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If the recent issue over the government forcing catholic institutions to provide birth control to their employees wasn’t scary enough, the Obama administration came back with a “compromise” that instead forces private insurance companies to provide the product for free. Not only does this not solve the issue, it violates the constitution even further. This administration says they believe in the free market while constantly interfering with private citizens/companies rights, trampling on the constitution while trumpeting the accomplishment of protecting the people from themselves. Charles Krauthammer defines the issues well, so I will just defer to his article for those of you who want to read on.

“Give him points for cleverness. President Obama’s birth control “accommodation” was as politically successful as it was morally meaningless. It was nothing but an accounting trick that still forces Catholic (and other religious) institutions to provide medical insurance that guarantees free birth control, tubal ligation and morning-after abortifacients — all of which violate church doctrine on the sanctity of life.” Read More>>