Sheldon Richman on Big Government Forcing Us to Act Against Our Consciences

Reason Staff | 2.16.2012 1:30 PM

A question arises from the recent controversy between President Obama and the Catholic Church that aches for an answer, writes Sheldon Richman. If a Catholic institution should not be forced to pay for contraception because it regards birth control as morally repugnant, why should anyone be forced to pay for what he or she finds morally repugnant?

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