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White House denies contraception exemption to private businesses
http://www.religionnews.com/2013/06/28/white-house-denies-contraception-exemption-to-private-businesses/
President Obama speaks to Congress. Photo courtesy the White House
Sarah Pulliam Bailey | Jun 28, 2013
(RNS) The Obama administration on Friday (June 28) issued final rules for religious groups for its controversial contraception mandate, maintaining its position on who qualifies for religious exemption and allowing no carve-outs for private business owners.
More than 60 lawsuits have been filed over the mandate, a part of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act that requires most employers to provide contraception at no cost to employees.
Just as when the draft rules were first unveiled in February, conservatives denounced them as an unconstitutional violation of religious freedom that forces religious organizations and the religious owners of private businesses to offer services they find morally abhorrent.
Opponents of the mandate say that without relief, they will be forced to provide coverage for medication and sterilization procedures that they believe are tantamount to abortion.
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