Atheocracy: Forcing pharmacists to sell Plan B

Published December 12, 2011 5:00am ET



Plan B morning after “contraceptive” may work, according to its label, by preventing implantation of a nascent human being.

Currently, it is perfectly legal to manufacture, prescribe, and sell this pill, and the prospects of outlawing this pill are nearly zero at the moment. If a health-insurance plan chooses to cover this pill, that coverage is eligible for federal subsidies. Further, the Obama administration has now decided that every new health insurance plan must cover this pill and all other contraceptives. Compounding this favor, all large employers are required to provide health insurance, and thus to cover this pill. And even further, it is illegal for an insurance plan to even require a $5 a co-pay for this pill.

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