tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post6825560314566528269..comments2024-03-22T17:05:55.267-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: Hobby Lobby vs Obamacare: 1-0Michael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-26873242669953141882014-07-26T10:18:33.590-04:002014-07-26T10:18:33.590-04:00Great comment Dr. Kirsch. Very well said. Great comment Dr. Kirsch. Very well said. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-21973136539773905402014-07-14T18:59:31.847-04:002014-07-14T18:59:31.847-04:00Everyone self-ID's themselves as a moderate! I...Everyone self-ID's themselves as a moderate! It's rather uncommon to hear an individual define himself as a fringe extremist. A person to one's political left is a 'liberal' while a person to one's political right is a fanatic. Keep in mind that I agree with you that the women have a right to all forms of contraception (we can argue if an IUD or a morning after pill is contraception), but I was persuaded that the owners' rights prevailed in the contest. The SCOTUS has ruled, I believe, that corporations have a free speech right as a 'person', so there is precedent for legally humanizing a company. I reject the blood transfusion extrapolation. In that example, the employee could be denied a blood transfusion and die. In Hobby Lobby, the female employees are not denied contraception at all, only 4 methods deemed objectionable. In the blood transfusion hypothetical, the employee's right would prevail over the owners' considering that life is at stake and there are no alternatives to blood. I do think there are creative ways that employees can get coverage for certain benefits in a way that insulates the company,although many companies, including Little Sisters of the Poor have rejected these accommodations. Regarding 'where you draw the line' - your phrase - if your approach is overly secular, than it may unfairly impinge on religious freedoms. I agree, however, that these can be touch calls. How do you self-identify yourself politically?Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-13639082631917372672014-07-14T09:48:22.944-04:002014-07-14T09:48:22.944-04:00I think you miss part of the issue here. First, as...I think you miss part of the issue here. First, as a result of this decision, companies are able to claim religious expemption from providing ANY sort of contraceptive coverage, no matter what Hobby Lobby's initial intent was. Are you comfortable affording corporations this level of personhood? Should business owners be able to deny employees access to insurance-sponsored blood tranfusions if their own religious beliefs object to it? Curious where you draw the line.. I would argue that upon incorporating, businesses immediately assume secular responsbilities to our community (regardless of the private practices of their owners)- like providing necessary coverage to their employees.<br /><br />PS, interesting to hear that you self-identify as a political moderate!<br /><br />-NKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-74284675880983638822014-07-13T16:00:07.998-04:002014-07-13T16:00:07.998-04:00I agree. Governor Bobby Jindal also got it right ...I agree. Governor Bobby Jindal also got it right when he said, “America didn’t create religious liberty. Religious liberty created America”. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313716079029892053noreply@blogger.com