WASHINGTON – U.S. Roman Catholic
bishops are rejecting the Obama administration's plan to accommodate
faith groups that object to the birth control mandate.
The bishops said in a statement Tuesday to Health and Human Services
that the prospective new rules don't do enough to protect religious
liberty.
The mandate requires employers to provide health insurance that
includes birth control for workers. The plan sparked protests from faith
leaders because it included most religious nonprofits such as hospitals
and colleges.
President Obama offered a compromise. He said insurers would bear the
cost of the birth control instead of religious employers. However, the
bishops argue that the compromise still makes their insurance plans a
conduit for contraceptives.
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