Why are taxpayers paying for Viagra? Where is the Catholic hierarchy's outrage about this?

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41. Churches shouldn't be in the business of providing health insurance

Let's understand that birth control pills are used by over 10 million Americans for medical conditions -- not birth control. I really do not believe you understand how politicizing medicine hurts women. How these debates intimidate doctors into NOT prescribing contraception or medical procedures that could help to alleviate medical problems such as constant vaginal bleeding due to polyps.

Most importantly, no one is telling churches that they must pay for contraception. Health insurance companies must provide access to contraception. It's good business sense. It's medically necessary. It's a health issue. If you don't want it, then don't take it. It's just that simple. If your health insurance is provided by any organization that can't comply with including this prescribing well-tested, proven medicine -- then it should get out of the business of providing health insurance. This is similar to Wash. DC saying saya nara to Catholic Charities when that bigoted organization was accepting tax dollars for adoption services, but refused to allow gay couples to adopt.