Surprise: ObamaCare Mandates Sterilzations For Teens Without Parental Concent

You read that right, ObamaCare not only provides free sterilizations, courtesy of the American taxpayers, whether they object or not; it also provides free surgical sterilizations for girls as young as 12 years of age.

Moreover, CNS News and The New American are reporting that girls will also be eligible for free surgical sterilizations without parental consent or knowledge in accordance with state laws and Oregon already permits girls as young as 15 years of age to undergo these procedures without consent.

Remember when Nancy Pelosi said that we'd have to pass ObamaCare to find out what's in it. Well read it and weep. According to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulation issued earlier this year: “Non-grandfathered plans and issuers are required to provide coverage without cost sharing consistent with these guidelines in the first plan year ... that begins on or after August 1, 2012.” And according to the "guidelines," coverage shall be provided for “all Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity.” Of course, the "guidelines" fail to define the phrase "all women with reproductive capacity.” The New American resonably states: "Thus it would appear that HHS is requiring all new insurance plans to cover legal sterilizations for girls age 12 and older." In plain English, according to the HHS ObamaCare mandate, any girl who is past the onset of menstruation is eligible for a free sterilization with parental consent, but the Pandora's Box that may be opened is already apparent. In Oregon, a minor as young as 15 years of age is only required to sign a form stating that they are making an informed decision to be sterilized voluntarily with the understanding that the “decision will not affect [their] right to future care or treatment.” It shouldn't take long for Planned Parenthood and the other ghouls of the zero-population growth movement to start lobbying the other 49 states to follow Oregon's example, or even worse, to take the decision out of the hands of a parent or guardian entirely by allowing a black-robed tyrant to order the procedure. Read the Rest of the Story