Ignoring the whole thing about forcing the Catholic church to pay for things that they believe to be morally wrong, can anyone tell me how condoms count as health care? I mean, isn't it more or less a choice if you have sex or not? Why should anyone be forced to pay for something like that whether it is against their conscience or not? I can see where they are coming from if they are talking about providing birth control pills to someone who has just been sexually assaulted, but if someone wants to have sex for the fun without having a baby, why should I or anyone else have to pay for their recreation? What's next - covering the price of diet soft drinks so that diabetics can drink pop without worrying about the consequences?

It just seems like this is a part of the discussion that has been overlooked with the whole Church rights issue. If you say that churches don't have the right to avoid violating their faith, that's one thing. But how does it become a "right" to be provided with free contraceptives?