Christian Scientist Run Corp Could Deny Health Care Coverage

[TheMastersNemesis]

And what about Jehovah Witness denying blood transfusion coverage. Every religious nut could deny any part of health care they did not believe in.

[xulamaude]

1. Link? I'd like to see that story. nt

[JoePhilly]

2. If Hobby Lobby can deny coverage for contraceptives on religious grounds ...

... clearly a company run by Christian Scientists could demand that they not include plans that provide coverage for medical treatments that violate their religion.

[Archae]

4. This was brought up on Rachel Maddow's first segment last night.

She also noted that if a company can deny medical care for religious reasons, why not ignore labor laws due to a religion?

[xulamaude]

5. Thank you for the info. nt

[TheMastersNemesis]

7. There Really Is Not A Link To This. Just Taking Hobby Lobby's Claim To Logical End

Using the religious freedom argument for business owners brings in so many other bad possibilities. One can only imagine what could be claimed under such a banner.

[Lancero]

9. Illogical end more like...

Contraceptives and transfusions are two entirely diffrient things.

The religious exemptions would have limits. They could get rid of contraceptives under it for one main reason - How they are used. Rarely are they used to save a persons life. Transfusions? Used to save lives daily.

I think health plans should cover both, but still... No reason to go off the deep end on bad possibilities.

[JoePhilly]

3. I want hobby lobby to demand that they not have to cover Viagra for unmarried men.

Only then will I take them seriously.

And then mock them some more.

[riqster]

6. Wrote a blog post to that effect on 11/21/2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024100087

Oddly, I haven't heard this concern raised by the Justice Department. They mention child labor as something that could be "justified" as a religious business practice, but not this.

[KamaAina]

8. $cientologists could deny mental health care coverage

and so on ad nauseam.

[jmowreader]

10. Or a Rastafari-run company could demand the right to practice their religion in the workplace

Currently Rasta is illegal in 48 states because ganja is used spiritually.