Republican leader pushes for changes to birth control mandate
By The Associated Press
This article was published February 12, 2012 at 6:46 p.m.
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WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said President Barack Obama's compromise on birth control coverage isn't good enough, so he'll push for a vote on legislation that would exempt any organization that has moral objections to the requirement.
McConnell said the issue "will not go away until the administration backs down."
Obama's latest plan would not force religious-affiliated organizations such as Catholic hospitals and collages to provide or pay for birth control for their employees. But it would allow those employees access to free contraceptives directly from their health insurer.
McConnell told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the issue is one of religious freedom. He said that continued objections from the nation's Catholic bishops underscore the constitutional problems with Obama's broader health care plan.
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BillSmith says... February 13, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.
If they operate as a secular hospital open to the public and employ people of all faiths or none they should be considered as any other employer under the law.
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