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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Lane3 who wrote (23460)3/16/2012 3:18:15 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
And the state must often intervene to protect the individual from the oppression of illiberal social institutions, particularly religious ones.

I agree with that, but I don't agree that its an issue here. When a religious organization can execute you, torture you, lock you up, etc. its a serious and major danger. When it can and does do things like get contraception banned, its still a serious danger, even if on a lesser level than the Spanish Inquisition, or even in modern times murder and executions for insulting Mohammed. But not buying stuff for you simply isn't oppressing you. That's not really a religious point, it also holds for secular organizations and individuals. The Catholic Church is no more oppressing Sandra Fluke by not paying for her coverage than I am for not paying for the same coverage.
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