Birth control not health care  Health and Human Services rules
concerning forced insurance coverage for contraceptives,
sterilization, and the “morning after” pill are an abuse of
authority. Now that the Catholic bishops and charities and
hospitals have helped to get Obama’s affordable health care plan
passed, they have been thrown under the bus.  Birth control is
not health care! Medical treatment for sickness and accidents is
not birth control. Likewise, birth control is not health care.
If people who want these services want help paying for them, let
them take out separate insurance, but don’t try to call it
health care.  This is the beginning stage of a slippery slope.
This year, pay for contraceptives, etc. Next come “health-of-
the-mother” abortions and whatever can be concocted.  Do not buy
into that “pig in a poke” about clarifying accommodations in
2013. Clarify them now! Catholics as voters consistently vote
for the winning president. President Obama, a word to the wise
is sufficient.  - Mike Sulliva