Of course, the real problem with birth control, abortion, etc. has nothing to do with real or imagined knowledge. It's actually all about the way several prominent religions focus on controlling (other people's) sexual activities.
This isn't so. People who are anti-abortion or pro-life consider the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy to be murder, i.e. to deny a fellow human the fundamental right to life. Some atheists--a very small percentage admittedly--are against abortion for the very same reason. Legally acknowledging the right to life for unborn children in no way controls other people's sexual activities.
The use of artificial contraception is believed to be immoral by some Christian denominations, but I have never heard any religious leaders suggest that contraception should be illegal; I have not heard anyone suggest this at all. Have you? Yes, these religions hold beliefs related to their congregants' sexual activities, but it doesn't affect anyone's sexual activities unless the individuals choose to follow the teaching. In contrast, this new HHS mandate forces folks to participate in something that they might believe to be immoral.
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Of course, the real problem with birth control, abortion, etc. has nothing to do with real or imagined knowledge. It's actually all about the way several prominent religions focus on controlling (other people's) sexual activities.
This isn't so. People who are anti-abortion or pro-life consider the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy to be murder, i.e. to deny a fellow human the fundamental right to life. Some atheists--a very small percentage admittedly--are against abortion for the very same reason. Legally acknowledging the right to life for unborn children in no way controls other people's sexual activities. The use of artificial contraception is believed to be immoral by some Christian denominations, but I have never heard any religious leaders suggest that contraception should be illegal; I have not heard anyone suggest this at all. Have you? Yes, these religions hold beliefs related to their congregants' sexual activities, but it doesn't affect anyone's sexual activities unless the individuals choose to follow the teaching. In contrast, this new HHS mandate forces folks to participate in something that they might believe to be immoral.