disappointed that it didn t go farther, that it kept the private insurance industry alive. now they re saying we ve got this place and it seems to be working pretty well. do you think there s still a thirst there nationally for democrats to use the affordable care act as almost like a steppingstone to single payer eventually, or do you think that the appetite for health care reform in the democratic side has been satisfied with what s been done? i think there s an appetite for single payer. at least for a public option. but i was really thinking about this during the argument around hobby lobby, the supreme court case about whether or not employers need to provide contraceptive coverage. and it struck me as really showing the fallacy of this employer-based health care. why are employers getting involved in somebody s birth control decision? i mean, it s a very strange kind of intimate place for your employer to be. and so to take the employer out of it, to make it a place where eve
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need to look into this and they are serious about banning tobacco sales at some point. wow. jennifer griffin thaurnk you ve much. death tolls rising and crews searching for missing, a new effort to help victims. we are live with that story. the supreme court case that could impact your religious free do. the battle whether companies could refuse to provide contraceptive coverage on religious grounds. our political panel weighs in next. okay, listen up! i m re-workin the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™.
it is half past the top of the hour. the president is heading to saudi arabia navigating a diplomatic minefield meeting with the pope. doug luzader looks at some of the challenges he faces on the rest of his trip. the saudis are concerned the course the president has taken dealing with iran and the nuclear am gigsambitions. we know how awkward some of the meetings can get as the president met with pope francis. it was a cordial meeting. but will he bring up obamacare and the mandates to provide contraceptive coverage. did it come up? not really according to the
the supreme court with the justices peppering the lawyers with questions and at times others. justice kagan saying, congress has made a judgment and congress has given a statutory entitlement. that entitlement is to women that includes contraceptive coverage. when the employer says no, i don t want to give that, that woman is harmed. but the owners of the two companies, hobby lobby and conestoga wood are challenging the contraceptive mandate, they re not opposed to contraception or anyone s right to access it, but they are against being forced to provide what can result in an abortion.