Response from Roy Blunt (R)idicules

[RC]

My message to Roy Blunt
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=12801

"The measure, proposed by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) would amend the Affordable Care Act to allow any employer to exclude any health service coverage, no matter how critical or basic, by claiming that it violates their religious or moral convictions. Moreover, according to the National Women's Law Center, the amendment would remove critical non-discrimination protections from the Affordable Care Act. For instance, an insurer could deny maternity care coverage to a same-sex couple, an interracial couple or a single woman for religious or moral reasons."


You proposed that? Give the man 3 stars! You are an angel!
What more could you do to help Obama remain in the White House?

We don't need to worry though, your amendment will never pass the Senate. It will just further ingrain the idea Rethugs are against women and Obama is for women and the economy.

You must be getting to retire, correct? No way will this help you get reelected.

You didn't have a Topic of 'Stupidity', so I picked another topic that fits: 'Civil Rights'

His response:

Dear RC,

Thank you for contacting me about the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) mandate and the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011. I personally introduced this bill in the Senate on August 2, 2011 because I believe that the United States government must respect the religious and moral values of all participants in our nation's health care system.¹

In August 2011, the Administration announced its decision to mandate that all insurance companies and employers cover contraception and sterilizations with no copay. This unprecedented decision is an affront to the deeply held convictions of millions of Americans, which is why I introduced legislation to repeal the mandate.

On February 9, 2012, I offered my bill, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, as an amendment to the Surface Transportation bill. My bill protects health care providers and insurers from being forced to violate their principles to provide products and services under ObamaCare, and reaffirms all Americans' protections against discrimination, penalty, or exclusion from the health care market for exercising their rights of conscience.² Unfortunately, Senate Majority Leader Reid blocked consideration of the bill, saying my discussion of this pressing issue was "shameless" and that those concerned about religious liberties should "calm down."

The government should not force doctors to perform procedures or employers to provide coverage for services they view as immoral any more than the government should force treatments on Americans. The federal government has no business in a doctor's examining room³ and the Administration's actions have put our nation's deep commitment to religious freedom in jeopardy.

While we may disagree, I always appreciate hearing from you. I look forward to continuing our conversation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SenatorBlunt) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/RoyBlunt) about the important issues facing Missouri and the country. I also encourage you to visit my website (blunt.senate.gov) to learn more about where I stand on the issues and sign-up for my e-newsletter.

Sincere regards,

Roy Blunt
United States Senator

¹Oh, really? What of those not of that faith, or any faith for that matter.
²And what of those being discriminated against because they cannot get the mandated health care the doctors ordered?
³"The federal government has no business in a doctor's examining room..." I quite agree. So where does Roy Blunt stand on vaginal ultrasounds, or even forced ultrasounds, as if we don't already know.