The Benefits Of Birth Control

The contraceptive coverage in the new Health Care law makes preventative care more accessible and affordable to millions of Americans. This is particularly important for women who are more likely to avoid the cost of contraceptives because of cost. To help address these barriers in terms of cost and ensure that all women have access to preventative Health Care Act, all new private insurance plan that covers a wide range of preventative services such as breast x-rays, pap smears smoking prevention and contraception without co-payments or requirements for sharing other costs. The current problem is that the Affordable Care Act is imposing on the 500 store chains of Hobby Lobby’s religious rights by forcing the company to provide full coverage of contraceptives of the 13,000 workers as part of its health care plans. David Green and family, whom founded Hobby Lobby, believe that the healthcare act is violating their held religious convictions.

In September 2012, Hobby Lobby filed suit against the U.S. government to exempt itself from the contraceptive mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Hobby Lobby’s owners are evangelical Christians who believe that the contraceptive mandate violates their religious beliefs; specifically, that life begins at conception when successful fertilization occurs within a prospective mother. Providing contraceptive measures, in Hobby Lobby’s view, would facilitate the abortion of a pregnancy, which most evangelicals equate to murder. On June 30, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Hobby Lobby, along with all other closely held for-profit

Hobby Lobby was owned by the Green family, who were profound Christians and they believe that life starts with contraception. According to the Green’s birth control violates their religious beliefs. The Green’s would often buy newspaper ads saying that Jesus is our lord and savior. They believe that their ideals should be

I strongly agreed with the Supreme Court’s decision to exempt Hobby Lobby, and businesses like it, from the ACA mandates for covering certain forms of contraception. The contraceptives that are in dispute are argued to contribute to abortions, or termination of the pregnancy, after the fact. Due to these medications, and devices contributing to the termination of a pregnancy, it is vital that they be exempted. The termination of a pregnancy is a very divisive issue in America. Many hold that a life is being extinguished when the pregnancy is terminated. For this reason, it would be a violation of the Free Exercise Clause which violates such a closely held religious position about life. It does not, however, outlaw such products. People are free to exercise their rights, and obtain the medications, or devises elsewhere.

Although, a large portion of the public feels that some forms of birth control are not safe. Without a prescription from the doctor, many may use the drug incorrectly or unsafely. Especially hormonal birth control, such as the birth control pill, “carries some heightened risks, which is why women who have a history of heart attack, stroke, blood clots and uncontrolled high blood pressure should not use it. Likewise, women who smoke and are over 35 are also at a heightened risk of a medical condition” (Almendrala). Women may not be aware of the health risks of the medicine like doctors and pharmacists do, and using this medicine unaware of those risks may cause medical problems. Additionally, giving the access to this medicine does not guarantee

The first thing is that if the Republicans have not been trying to overturn Obama Care at every single injunction that they possibly could. This in my opinion shows the direct correlation between the ways that politics injects its way into business and vice versa. While I am not arguing that the United States of America is in a post capitalistic system and that we are now into fascism at least not in this essay. Hobby Lobby decision not to support Obama Care gave the Republicans the loophole that they need in order to take down Obama Care. After the Burnell v. Hobby Lobby the Religious Freedom Restoration Act started to pop up everywhere. The problem that I see with this business issue is not that Hobby Lobby has decided not to give their workers birth control but instead it is that 1. How politics has infiltrated everything but 2. How people continue to use their religion to oppress others. 3. How we continue to redefine what the first amendment actually means. The books lays out a clear code of ethics and rules that all businesses should and must follow and it is in my opinion that Hobby Lobby and all of the other businesses who use their religion to oppress others should have to reapply to me called a real legit

However, an abortion is not the same as using an oral contraceptive. Oral contraceptives are used to limit the likely hood of pregnancy and cannot terminate a pregnancy. Contraceptives are no different than taking Nyquil for a cold or anti-biotic for an infection because it’s ultimately the person’s rights to use the healthcare in the manner they feel necessary. With that being said, conscientious objection comes into play with respect to the employee rather than Hobby Lobby stated by Substantive Principle Two: “an employee can refuse to perform any task that is extraneous to that job as defined to their moral beliefs and rights”(Whitbeck, 75). With the provided health insurance, it is the employees’ decision based on his or her beliefs and rights to choose how they use the health insurance rather than the employer forcing certain limitations to their health care as the article stated. If the contract between the employee and employer does not state the moral obligation and beliefs of the employer than it’s within reason that the employee has the choice of their own moral beliefs. I argue against the Supreme Court ruling because it is ultimately the choice and obligation of the employee based on his or her moral beliefs and rights rather than the employers beliefs and

Despite being given the option to pay tax of $2000 per employee so they can qualify for their own health insurance (known as the no-plan tax), Hobby Lobby refused due to fear that a lack of a health insurance plan would detract potential employees and they would need to raise wages. However, according to the Kaiser Foundation Survey, it shows that Hobby Lobby currently pays over $4,000 per single employee and over $11,000 per family plan which would allow room for Hobby Lobby to increase wages significantly and still allow employees and their dependents to choose contraception if they so wished (Kaiser Foundation Survey qtd. in Gedicks 168-69). Hobby Lobby’s unwillingness to compromise their business model for the benefit of third party employees yet still manage religious beliefs show that while their religious beliefs matter to them, it clearly does not matter as much as for-profit business. This is precisely why it is difficult to allow for-profit companies to have religious freedom because money will interfere with vaguely held religious beliefs (Gedicks

At the end of the day, people go to Hobby Lobby to buy arts and crafts, not to partake in a practice of a certain religion. If Hobby Lobby wanted to still express their religious beliefs and follow the Affordable Care Act, then they could have purchased contraceptives themselves and have employees to pay for them. Hobby Lobby could have simply issued them by putting them in the employees’ bathrooms at a certain base price. Most importantly, if Hobby Lobby truly cared about the wellbeing of their employees, then they could have referred them to a place where contraceptives are available at low prices or could have simply given them a discount, since they are required by law to provide them in one way, shape, or form. In my opinion not all contraceptives are stopping life as soon as it is created; for example, condoms are a form of contraceptives that are a preventative, but does not end life at conception. Finally, it is not up to the Greens to play God, because at the end of the end of the day people have free will, and should have free

Hobby Lobby Stores is a chain arts and crafts store around the nation. The owners, which is the Green Family, based a lot the their business and primary rules of their Christian faith. They have filed a court case to not provide birth contraception for their employee’s benefits for health. They feel birth contraception is unmoral and goes against their religion, which is what bases their crafts store. The Greens sued Kathleen Sebelius, who is the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, on September 12, 2012 for the requirements of providing birth contraception. The court allowed their request of not providing this benefit to Hobby Lobby’s employees.

In this case, the issue was that through Obama health care it is required that all for-profit corporations provide contraceptive services to all employees. And with this law in place it exempts all religious nonprofit corporations but does not exempt for-profit corporations whether they are religious or not. Hobby Lobby is a for-profit corporation and the owners are very conservative and religious and they feel that they should also be exempt from this health care law because they are against taking a life away. They feel that contraceptives get in the way of a life being born. Hobby lobby founder argues that they are being required to do something that they are against.

Furthermore, Hobby Lobby believes that their religion as Christian should not be violated, because the new law passed explain that corporations with 30 or more employees should give them health care coverage. “Department of Health and Human Services regulations implementing the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires that employers’ group health plans furnish preventive care and screenings for women without cost sharing requirement” (Justia 1). The Department of Health and Human Services believed that every corporation should be allowed to a better health plan. People imposed of Hobby Lobby refused to see that Hobby lobby had a valid reason why they should not be allowed to a health coverage that allowed them to get an abortion or prevent one, it case was later taken to the Supreme Court. “The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the businesses, holding that RFRA applies to regulations that govern

Birth Control is a global contraceptive that has been in use for more than 50 years. When Birth Control first came about in 1960 it was approved for married couples only, now over 10 million women married or single use this method. Most women complain about the harsh side effects of birth control but they rather put up with them before they risk having an unplanned pregnancy. Side effects such as weight gain and mood changes play a major role in the decision of birth control use. There is a saying that says, “If you knew better you would do better” most women do not even know better so they

The topic of controlling women’s reproductive systems has been an issue for many years. About a century ago, birth control in any form was illegal. As women’s rights came to the forefront of American politics, women fought for the right to vote and gained the ability to use contraception and eventually get abortions. In 1921, The American Birth Control League formed ; this later became Planned Parenthood, and gained thirty thousand members in its first three years. This organization founded the first birth control clinic. In 1938, the US Circuit of Appeals decided a case that permitted physicians to give information about contraception to their patients. By the 1940s, there were three hundred new birth control clinics and 80% of American

In fact, under the Affordable Care Act only non-profits are exempted from covering contraceptives in their health insurance plans (Bassett). While this saves churches and other non-profits that are against birth control, what does it do for the business owners who are personally against birth control coverage? An example would be David Green, who is the founder of Hobby Lobby, a craft store that supports Christian beliefs. According to Green “This legal challenge has always remained about one thing and one thing only: the right of our family businesses to live out our sincere and deeply held religious convictions as guaranteed by the law and the Constitution…Business owners shouldn’t have to choose between violating their faith and violating the law” (Howell). Green has voiced his objections to government mandated birth control through the court