It’s rather straightforward why Catholic hospitals are being required to provide birth control. They accept federal funding and are therefore subject to federal law. This legal principle has been around for decades and is well established. If they feel so strongly about not providing birth control to their patients (many of whom are not Catholic), then they have the option of refusing all federal funding. Otherwise, they need to stop complaining.As for Bok, his deficiencies as a political cartoonist have been well articulated by several commenters already. I think the only question remaining is, “Is he simply disingenuous as postulated by drybones or simply too unintelligent to realize his arguments are specious?”
It’s rather straightforward why Catholic hospitals are being required to provide birth control. They accept federal funding and are therefore subject to federal law. This legal principle has been around for decades and is well established. If they feel so strongly about not providing birth control to their patients (many of whom are not Catholic), then they have the option of refusing all federal funding. Otherwise, they need to stop complaining.As for Bok, his deficiencies as a political cartoonist have been well articulated by several commenters already. I think the only question remaining is, “Is he simply disingenuous as postulated by drybones or simply too unintelligent to realize his arguments are specious?”