From: James Boorman

To: E-OHPSCA2713.EBSA

Subject: comments

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:36:20 PM

To who this may concern ... this will be followed up with similar messages to my

representatives.

I have seldom written to my government leaders to express my views but I feel this

situation demands my attention. I am a Catholic in good standing with my church, but a

person does not have to be a Catholic or even religious to object to the moral

manipulation that this bill is endorsing. I am a 27 year Veteran of the US Army with time in

Europe, Central America and Iraq. I am a father and a grandfather. I am an American

Patriot and I am tired of small factions who think that they are pulling one over on me and

the rest of the American Public through insidious legislation taking away my American

Rights and Civil Liberties one small piece at a time.

First and foremost, pregnancy is not a “disease” and children are not a “health problem” to

be “treated” or “eradicated” by someone who made a stupid mistake ... and by many who

are nothing but baby factories who get abortions over and over again.

I am a taxpayer and my “Conscience” is such that I DO NOT want my tax dollars going to

support a “Culture of Death” in this country. That violates everything that made this

country strong and Free. It also violates the Constitution in that it violates my Freedom to

worship as I choose in the way that I choose. All I hear about is the media (in its many

forms) and government officials crying about the “Separation of Church and State” ... but

that is a blade that cuts two ways. If you do not want the Church, or churches, dabbling in

or messing with government then the government should not be dabbling in or messing

with religious rights and freedoms ... in any form. What this bill does is Mess with my

Religious Rights and Freedoms in a Big Way right along with the religious rights and

freedoms and the Conscience of every red-blooded American citizen in this country. In

other words what you are attempting to do is “Unconstitutional.” You are attempting to

dictate to me that I will support “murder” in the form of abortion (which includes the

“morning after pill” and any other abortifacient).

I do not mind if someone attempts to exercise their rights and freedoms to kill babies ... it

is unfortunate and sick ... but they should do so at their own, personal, expense ... not at

mine ... not against my conscience. Health care is one thing but murder (and that IS what

we are talking about here) is something else entirely and I DO NOT want to be a part of it

in any way whatsoever ... I DO NOT want “MY” tax dollars supporting this despicable

practice.
Secondly, why do you insist on forcing this despicable practice on health institutions and

pharmacies whose employees must make a decision to break their religious beliefs, go

against their consciences, commit a sin in their eyes, or quit their jobs? Why do you insist

on making the wording so complex thsat it is nearly impossible to abide by ... or is that

your aim to force you will on these otherwise law abiding institutions and employees?

There does not seem to be a middle ground left ... you give us no choice. Any good health

organization (especially religious based ones) will treat people that need to be treated

regardless of their religious beliefs and they will employ people regardless of their religious

beliefs ... yet you are trying to say that if they treat a patient or employ someone outside

of their religious belief system then they must also submit to committing murder against

their conscience to be able to continue practicing medicine or distributing pharmaceuticals.

That is utterly ridiculous and it is, again, “Unconstitutional.” This boils down, simply, to the

government of this country taking away my religious rights and freedoms.

Thirdly, why do you insist that these practices be subsidized 100%? That there be no “copay” or “out of pocket” expenses for these practices when there are “co-pays” and “out of

pocket expense” for virtually everything else that is received as medical or pharmaceutical

treatments? Why are these practices being singled out in this way? If these people are

stupid enough to do the crime then they should be forking out their own cash, at least in

part, and not mine.

Use a little common sense here and amend or delete this bill/law to once again stand upon

the rights and freedoms that this country’s fathers foresaw and its citizens deserve.