A Missouri legislator wants to opt out of contraception coverage in his health plan, because it
violates his beliefs:
A Missouri legislator asked the federal court on Wednesday to exempt his family from contraception coverage through the state insurance plan, saying it violates his religious beliefs as a Catholic.
Rep. Paul Wieland, R-Imperial, and his wife, Teresa, filed suit in U.S. District Court downtown against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and two other federal agencies. It asks the court to declare that the mandate for contraception coverage in the federal health-insurance law, known as Obamacare, violates their First Amendment freedom of religion.
Couldn't they, you know, just not use birth control? Guess not. He wants to make this decision for his three daughters as well:
“I see abortion-inducing drugs as intrinsically evil, and I cannot in good conscience preach one thing to my kids and then just go with the flow on our insurance,” said Rep. Wieland, who has three daughters. “This is a moral conundrum for me. Do I just cancel the coverage and put my family at risk? I don’t believe in what the government is doing.”
More on where Rep. Paul Wieland stands on the issues below the fold.
From his website:
PRO-LIFE
Like most of my Jefferson County neighbors, I support traditional values. If there is any one issue that stands above all others it is that I believe we have a moral responsibility to stand up for our most vulnerable, the unborn. I believe the sanctity of life needs to be respected from conception until natural death.
I also oppose human cloning, especially embryonic stem cell research, which destroys life at its most susceptible condition.
PRO-FAMILY
The most important things in my life are my wife Terri and my three daughters Coleen, Cathy and Nicole. I believe that it is the responsibility of government to create an environment where traditional values are supported and protected.
I believe that marriage was intended to be between a man and a woman.
HEALTHCARE
I will seek to expand access to health care by promoting legislation that increases efficiencies while letting the patient and the physician make care decisions.
I will support every Missourians right to choose the Health Care they feel is best without any undue pressure from any governmental agency or administration.