More on the Mandate | National Catholic Reporter

More on the Mandate | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: Will it never end?  I suspect it was all about the election in the first place and was designed to get the desired result out of the bishops to rev up Catholic liberal women to give money and volunteer.  It worked, which is why the White House geeked so easily.  As for whether women or girls are covered, and preventative policy must cover contraception and this has been the case since 2000.  The only change is co-pays.  As for young girls getting contraception, they are considered adults in their dealings with their doctors with regards to these issues.  If you can become a mother, you don't have to ask your mother.  Indeed, mothers cause more girls to get abortions than girls would get on their own, including in Catholic families (if not especially in Catholic families).