Political philosophy

[Count Comfect]

You have the freedom to not do what you think is wrong provided that it does not infringe my right to do something. I will not say if I agree or disagree with the State of California in its determination that employees have a right to be supplied with contraceptives, but given that that is the determination of the State, in its role as representative of the people, that is a right in the context of action within the State of California. Rights imply duties on others, whether or not those others find those duties distasteful or repugnant. There is no right to not allow another's rights. We may disagree about whether the right to free contraception from one's employer IS a right, but if it is one, as California holds it is, then you must do your duty with respect to it. It is not a right "to contraception" - in that case your statement about Planned Parenthood is indeed correct. It is a right, according to state law, to FREE contraception that must be provided by the EMPLOYER. That is the right in question.

As Catholic Charities are an organization affiliated with the Church, not the Church itself, all the more reason they should have to abide by State law.