Persuasive Essay: Birth Control Coverage
Persuasive Essay: Birth Control Coverage
Several institutions, including the craft store Hobby Lobby and Wheaton College in suburban Chicago, have opted to decline birth control coverage to their employees or student because birth control use violates the religious principles of the governing organization. In the case of Wheaton College, the college has decided to end all student health care coverage in order to avoid violating the regulations of the Affordable Care Act. (See article below.)
In your opinion, are these institutions behaving ethically? (There is no RIGHT answer! You will graded on the strength of your thinking and writing, not on the position you take.)
Right a persuasive essay of at least 800 words that outlines your opinion on the ethics of this controversy. Use at least 2 resources to support your positions.
Grading Rubric
| Possible points | Student points | |
| Your essay clearly delineates the ethical dilemmas involved. | 30 | |
| Your position is supported by at least 2 resources, and is at least 800 words long. | 20 | |
| Your writing is clear and persuasive. | 20 | |
| You demonstrated a consistent command of sentence boundaries and spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and usage conventions. Although minor errors may be evident, they do not detract from the fluency of the writing or the clarity of the essay. | 20 | |
| Your resources are cited according to APA guidelines | 10 | |
| 100 |
