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May 21, 2012

Religion and Politics Collide: Obama Makes Birth Control Free

   
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birth control dispenser*Most healthcare plans will be required to cover birth control without charging co-pays or deductibles starting Aug. 1, the Obama administration announced Friday, says TheHill.com.

The final regulation retains the approach federal health officials proposed last summer, despite the deluge of complaints from religious groups and congressional Republicans that has poured in since then. Churches, synagogues and other houses of worship are exempt from the requirement, but religious-affiliated hospitals and universities only get a one-year delay and must comply by Aug. 1, 2013.

“This decision was made after very careful consideration, including the important concerns some have raised about religious liberty,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. “I believe this proposal strikes the appropriate balance between respecting religious freedom and increasing access to important preventive services.”

Congressional Republicans slammed the decision as an assault on religious freedom.

Read the full story at TheHill.com.

 

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  1. redbone1954 says:

    I am trying to figure out what the problem is If you don’t want your chld to have it then I guess you don’t have to get it or can they get it for free w/o parental consent?Since most parents know or should know their child then I guess they need to teach them them the correct decision about having sex.But in the real world will that happen??????

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