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Several institutions, including the craft store Hobby Lobby and Wheaton College in suburban Chicago, have opted to decline birth control coverage to their employees or students because birth control use violates the religious principles of the governing organization. In the case of Wheaton College, the college has decided to end all student health care coverage in order to avoid violating the regulations of the Affordable Care Act. (See article below.)<\/p>\n

In your opinion, are these institutions behaving ethically? (There is no RIGHT answer! You will graded on the strength of your thinking and writing, not on the position you take.) Your essay clearly delineates the ethical dilemmas involved.<\/p>\n

**MY STANCE IS THAT YES THIS IS ETHICAL**<\/p>\n

No more health insurance, Wheaton tells students
Taking a firm stand against Obamacare\u2019s controversial contraception mandate, Wheaton College on Friday will stop providing any health insurance for students.
The decision, announced to students July 10, will halt health care coverage for about a quarter of the college\u2019s 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, forcing them to shop for other plans just weeks before their coverage ends.
One of the most hotly debated elements of the Affordable Care Act has been the requirement for insurance plans to include base coverage for birth control. Wheaton College was among dozens of Christian nonprofits, as well as businesses such as Hobby Lobby, that argued the mandate was an assault on religious freedom. The college appears to be one of the first to move its protracted legal battle from the courtroom to campus.
Wheaton College in suburban Chicago says it will stop offering health insurance plans to students to avoid providing birth control coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act. (WGN-TV)
During an information session for students last week that was streamed live online, Paul Chelsen, Wheaton\u2019s vice president of student development, said he regretted the last-minute decision and the hardship it brings.
\u201cWhat has brought us here is about student health insurance, but it\u2019s bigger than student health insurance,\u201d Chelsen said, according to a recording of the session obtained by the Tribune. \u201cWhat really breaks my heart is that there are real people that are affected by our decision. But if we don\u2019t win this case, the implications down the road in terms of what the government will tell us what we can and cannot do will be potentially more significant.\u201d
\u201cI acknowledge that students have been hurt by this decision and I regret that,\u201d he added.
Officials at the west suburban evangelical school said a compromise provision that would require them to notify the government of their religious objections would prompt the school\u2019s insurance carrier to provide the coverage directly to students. Pulling the trigger on that action, and providing the health care plan in the first place, would force Wheaton to violate its religious beliefs, officials said.
\u201cWhen you order somebody to provide something for the beneficiaries of my plan, you are using my plan,\u201d said Mark Rienzi, a lawyer for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a Washington-based law firm representing Wheaton. \u201cFor the government to do that is to effectively change the terms of the plan.\u201d
Rienzi said it was not enough that the carrier would provide the emergency contraception and that it would be made clear that Wheaton did not condone the services.
\u201cThat\u2019s moral analysis, and Wheaton College doesn\u2019t feel that way,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s very reasonable not to feel that way. The government insists it\u2019s not creating new insurance policies. It\u2019s riding on existing insurance policies.\u201d
While the Roman Catholic Church objects to all forms of contraception, many Protestant institutions do not mind covering several forms of birth control, including pills and sterilization procedures.
But methods such as intrauterine devices and FDA-approved morning-after pills that prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus would violate Wheaton\u2019s religious principles because some evangelical Christians equate those processes to abortion.
Some religious groups and schools have accepted the government\u2019s compromise plan. Wheaton filed a federal lawsuit in 2012. Since then, it has postponed complying with the order, most recently with a temporary stay granted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chelsen said the college was on the verge of canceling insurance last year before the high court\u2019s ruling July 3, 2014.
The injunction came the day after justices ruled in Hobby Lobby\u2019s favor that a family-owned corporation could not be forced to offer contraception coverage for its employees.
When the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Wheaton\u2019s request earlier this month for a preliminary injunction while its lawsuit is pending, it hastened the college\u2019s decision to drop the students\u2019 health care coverage.
\u201cWhen Wheaton College tells us that it is being \u2018forced\u2019 to allow \u2018use\u2019 of its health plans to cover emergency contraceptives, it is wrong,\u201d Judge Richard Posner wrote in the opinion. Posner wrote that he didn\u2019t see any reason why Wheaton couldn\u2019t abide by the compromise plan while the case moved through the court system. \u201cThis is hardly a burdensome requirement,\u201d Posner wrote.
In the presentation to students, Chelsen explained that the college must be consistent and that the students\u2019 hardship serves a greater purpose.
\u201cWe are attempting to protect the larger lawsuit the college has against the Department of Health and Human Services,\u201d Chelsen said. \u201cThe reason protecting that case is so important is because basically what has happened is the government is telling us we have to offer something that we find morally objectionable.\u201d
Student health insurance is a relatively recent addition to Wheaton\u2019s enrollment package.
Even though the federal government does not require higher education institutions to provide health insurance, Wheaton added a requirement in 2010 that students enroll or provide proof of comparable insurance every year. Before 2010, students enrolled only in accidental or illness coverage that could protect them in emergencies. Most college students are covered under their parents\u2019 health plans.
The minimum annual cost for last year\u2019s package was $2,700; this year\u2019s plan would have been similar. But the college already had notified students that it would no longer cover spouses and dependents.
Chelsen said some families believed the burden of proof was a headache.
\u201cSome of our families are actually saying, \u2018Thank you\u2019 because they did not like the current system we had in place,\u201d Chelsen said.
But some students and alumni object to the college\u2019s decision.
Rising senior Chris Prescher, 22, said he is unaffected by the change. He understands the moral objection, but disagrees with the college\u2019s action. \u201cI fear the administration is putting petty politics above caring for students.\u201d
The Rev. Katherine Kallis, 74, who graduated in 1962, also disagrees. \u201cI just feel it is a very sad thing. Nobody is forcing anybody to go against their religious convictions. \u2026 Wheaton is really overstepping its bounds.\u201d
Meanwhile, the college is trying to ease the burden for those who took advantage of the student insurance, especially international students. Chelsen said the college will set aside money to help students who might struggle to pay for an increase in the cost of insurance. A page on the Wheaton College website walks students through the process of finding a private health insurance plan or one on the federal public health insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov.
Chelsen said the insurance decision doesn\u2019t affect access to the campus health clinic.
He said the college is investigating the possibility of a self-insured plan in the future.
\u201cI understand this is a tumultuous, unexpected decision, but we\u2019re hoping it\u2019s not long term,\u201d Chelsen told students last week. \u201cI can\u2019t make any promises. I don\u2019t want to raise expectations for something we can\u2019t provide. But we\u2019re going to give it our best shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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