Obama Administration Protects Birth Control Access for Women

[Better Believe It]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2012
Obama Administration Protects Birth Control Access for Women


WASHINGTON - January 20 - he Obama administration announced today that it will keep in place a proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services that determines which essential services are covered by new health insurance plans. The administration resisted heavy pressure from the United States Conference on Catholic Bishops and other groups to permit a broad range of religiously affiliated organizations to deny contraception coverage to their employees. The administration’s decision will ensure effective birth control will be more affordable for millions of women.

“Virtually all women from all religious backgrounds use contraception at some point in their lives to protect their health and plan their families and their lives,” said Laura W. Murphy, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office. ”With today’s action, the administration refused to give religious employers the right to discriminate.”

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http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/01/20-7

[FSogol]

1. After 17,599 posts by the OP, finally one I can recommend.

Well done. Hope this keeps up.

[redqueen]

2. LOL!

I truly enjoyed seeing this story pop up on my facebook feed earlier. Very good news.

[FSogol]

3. Agreed, very good news. n/t

[Better Believe It]

4. It's obvious you didn't read the other 17,599 posts. That must be someone else's job!

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. lol

[FSogol]

6. So, this post is just the exception that proves the rule?

[Better Believe It]

8. No. But you can check that out with the person who monitors all of my posts!

[treestar]

7. LOL!

I thought for sure it was going to be sarcasm.

There must be some way to spin this as an affront to women's rights!

[SidDithers]

9. Gotta throw a token pro-Obama post in once in a while, to point at in defense...nt

Sid

[RC]

10. And from Common Dreams too. Oh, my.

::: clutches at pearls :::

[Bolo Boffin]

15. And now Better Believe It has done just that.

April 10, 2012, s/he has to look all the way back to January 20 to find that positive article.

[SidDithers]

16. LOL. I'd forgotten about that post...

called it pretty good, eh?

Sid

[Son of Gob]

11. .

[demmiblue]

12. Good news! n/t

[bigwillq]

13. K and R

[demmiblue]

14. .