Paper 4 Outline 4/2/12

Amanda Youngblood
English 102-111
2 April 2012
Outline Paper 4
Title:
Thesis: In order
to end the controversy over the birth control mandate, revisions must be made
so that religious groups are not offended and to create equal opportunities for
all women.
The problem: The
problems that will be solved will be the ones brought on by the birth control
mandate in the Affordable Care Act. Religious issues and women’s rights issues
have been questioned by the government trying to force employers to provide
free contraceptive coverage to all female employees.
Solution: In
order to solve these problems, the mandate must be rewritten to allow women of
religious organizations to seek complimentary contraceptive coverage through
alternate agencies if their workplace doesn’t provide them. Employers who
exempt out of the mandate must inform new employees before hire and provide information
for all female employees on where to get complimentary contraceptives and birth
control. This could be government institutions, insurance companies, etc.
Justification: Without
upsetting churches and religious organizations, they have to be exempted from a
mandate that goes against their religious beliefs. While exempting them, women
also must have equal rights. Therefore, if women are still able to get the same
contraceptive coverage from another source besides the workplace, their rights
are still as equal as women who get coverage through their employer.
Conclusion: People should have the right to protect their
religious freedoms. Women should also be guaranteed equal rights. By letting
the religious organizations exempt out of the mandate while still providing
their female employees with a different way to get coverage for birth control,
the rights of religious groups and the rights of woman are protected.