President Barack Obama seeks compromise on contraceptive coverage amid religious outcry

Found February 11, 2012 on Lions Blog:

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After intense pressure from Catholic leaders and other Christians, President Barack Obama sought to reach a compromise Friday over contraceptive coverage in health care plans at religiously affiliated institutions, saying that insurance companies -- not the institutions themselves -- will be required to pay for birth control.

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Obama reportedly revamps birth control mandate in health care

Via Lions Blog | February 10, 2012

Retreating in the face of a political uproar, President Barack Obama on Friday will announce that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all, the Associated Press has learned. The administration instead will demand that insurance companies will be the ones directly responsible for providing free contraception.

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