Insurance may not be mentioned in the bible (see post below), but OSFHealth Plans, an Illinois for profit insurer owned an operated by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, is offering a contract that does not offer abortion, fertility, or birth control coverages.
The selection of the insurance plan is voluntary and it competes with a number of other insurance plans.
A critic from planned parenthood said that it was inappropriate for federal dollars to subsidize one religious point of view. I could be wrong, but what subsidy is granted to for profit insurers? Is it the fact that health insurance premiums are tax deductible form the employers corporate income tax? That hardly qualifies as a "subsidy" unless all employee benefits are then considered subsidized. In addition, other religions could provide insurance consistent with their underlying moral traditions.
via ActuarialNews
Update: The plan is available to Federal workers (hence the alleged federal subsidy confusion). However, as long as one has choice everyone is better off. Catholics can meet their preferences better and non-Catholics can choose contracts that make them better off. Everyone wins.
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