First on CNN: Biden administration to strengthen Obamacare contraceptive mandate in proposed rule

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

CNN — The Biden administration wants to make it easier for women to access birth control at no cost under the Affordable Care Act, reversing Trump-era rules that weakened the law’s contraceptive mandate for employer-provided health insurance plans.

The proposed rule, unveiled Monday by the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury, would remove an exemption to the mandate that allows employers to opt out for moral convictions. It would also create an independent pathway for individuals enrolled in plans offered by employers with religious exemptions to access contraceptive services through a willing provider without charge.

The proposed rule would leave in place the existing religious exemption for employers with objections, as well as the optional accommodation for contraceptive coverage.

The administration crafted the proposed rule keeping in mind the concerns of employers with religious objections and the contraceptive needs of their workers, a senior HHS official told CNN.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/politics/biden-obamacare-contraceptive-mandate

[Marthe48]

1. Get ready for a fresh assault on the ACA

I realized that the christofascists white supremists who want to force birth, by doing so, will ensure that the poor and minorities will multiply and most likely inherit the Earth. Another sweet irony brought to us by their stupidity.

[Lonestarblue]

3. Except that black women die from pregnancy at about 2.5 times the deaths of white women.

Being poor is not unique to any race, but being poor, black, and living in a Republican state is especially dangerous during pregnancy. Incidental? Not likely.

[housecat]

6. It could also be a plan to create/enlarge a slave/labor force ruled by republicans/fascists

[republianmushroom]

2. like it

[Freddie]

4. They're so opposed to abortion!!

That they’re also opposed to the one surefire way to prevent abortion. Of course.
The real reason for the contraception mandate is that most physicians now recommend that a woman wait at least 2 years between pregnancies, for the optimal outcome for both mother and baby. But who cares about them, right?

[Lonestarblue]

5. Women use birth control primarily to prevent pregnancy, but it is also a medication.

Birth control pills especially are used to regulate hormones and treat women who have debilitating pain with their menses. A woman undergoing chemo or having treatment for serious medical conditions should not be denied birth control because of someone else’s religious beliefs. Pew Research reported in 2022 that around 64% of people align as Christians. White evangelicals, the source of the hatred toward women and LGBTQ, make up a small portion of that percentage, yet they have become the tail wagging the dog thanks to the SC and those who continue voting for Republicans. We need to win kore state houses and send these people back under their rocks.

[Bayard]

7. Idiocy

Its so much less expensive to pay for a pregnancy and delivery, than to pay for contraception.

[riversedge]

8. There is not a day that goes by that I am not thankful that Biden is our President.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Tell me about it!

He has such a depth of knowledge and variety of contacts (nationally and internationally) that it is unparalleled.