{"article":{"id":251335,"heading":"BTL:Obama Ruling on Access to Birth Control Provokes Attack from GOP and Religious Right","author":"Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http","created":"2012-02-04 13:28:54","modified":"2013-11-11 01:10:30","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:10:30","article":"

Obama Ruling on Access to Birth Control Provokes Attack from GOP and Religious Right

Interview with Meghan Smith, domestic program associate at Catholics for Choice, conducted by Melinda Tuhus



In late January, the Obama administration issued a ruling that religious institutions serving the public, such as schools and hospitals, must provide their employees with access to birth control through employee health plans with no deductibles or co-pays, as part of the President’s Affordable Care Act health reform law. However, the ruling provides an exemption for employees of churches and other houses of worship, and allows these institutions an extra year to comply.

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