The Profoundly Fascist Nature of the Democratic Party

I think contraception is a very good idea.  I think insurance companies that refuse to cover contraception are being pretty short-sighted--it is clearly much cheaper than paying for a baby.  But when the government requires an employer to violate his conscience by forcing him to pay for it (or for his insurer to pay for it), that is a clear violation of the right of conscience.  From the March 1, 2012 Wall Street Journal:

The Senate voted 51-48 Thursday to set aside a measure letting employers omit insurance coverage for health services they find morally objectionable, part of a fiery debate that is reshaping the presidential race and congressional campaigning.

Democrats argued that the amendment, sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R., Mo.) would allow employers to refuse coverage for any service they dislike, including vaccinations, mammograms and drug treatment.

For those Democrats intent on defending this: what would your reaction be if in some alternate universe, a Republican Congress and President passed a law that prohibited private employer group health insurance plans from paying for contraception?  You would be rightly angered at such an attempt by the government to impose one set of morals on everyone else.

Clearly, there is no principle involved here--just an attempt to play election politics with the issue.  I don't think this is going to work quite as well for the Democrats as they think.  Contraception is not terribly expensive.  Amazon has a 36 count pack of Trojans for $12.95, which is about $0.36 each.  Birth control pills are more expensive, of course, although with health risks that condoms don't have.  (And any guy who isn't willing to use condoms for the benefit of his partner needs to spend some lonely evenings, I think.)