Huckabee Signed Mandatory Contraception Legislation As Arkansas Governor
Maybe he’s the original Uncle Sugar working to keep women’s libidos in check. In 2005, Governor Huckabee signed legislation requiring contraception coverage in Arkansas insurance policies.
Huffington Post described Huckabee’s change in position as an “epic flip-flop,” noting that Huckabee defended his view at the time, saying that “Religious employers are not required to comply with this policy. My position is, and always has been, that religious entities shouldn’t be forced to pay for contraception.”
Abortifacients were exempted in the Arkansas legislation, the Arkansas Times noted, but the law appears even more comprehensive than the ACA, mandating coverage under health policies issued by institutions with religious affiliations if they don’t exist primarily for that purpose and don’t primarily employ people of that religion, a standard most religiously-affiliated hospitals and schools do not meet.
