Free Birth Control-The White House

Allies blitzed White House, calling for birth-control compromise

(Reuters) - As soon as the news hit, the deluge began. Catholics from across the country began calling the White House within hours of the Obama administration's announcement on January 20 that religious institutions would be required to offer free birth control to employees as a health-care benefit. But these calls weren't protests from conservative bishops or the rank-and-file in the pews. ... read more..

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Health And Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius-Free Birth Control-Federal Rule

White House defends birth control rule against religious protest

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday defended a new federal rule requiring religiously affiliated nonprofit groups to provide free Birth Control coverage to women, as opponents ratcheted up pressure to alter the provision. The decision, announced on January 20 by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, has spurred angry opposition from social conservatives. Roman Catholic officials are mulling a possible legal or legislative challenge. ... read more..

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President Barack Obama-Contraception-White House

White House sticking to contraception plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not make any more changes to the rule announced last week requiring health insurance plans to provide women with coverage for contraception, although U.S. Roman Catholic bishops have said it violates the Church's religious principles. "We put out the plan that reflects where the president intended to go. This is our plan," White House chief of staff Jacob Lew said on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday. ... read more..

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Criticisms Mountwashington-President Barack Obama-Catholic Universities-Campaign Adviser

White House defends contraception rules as criticisms mount

A man uses an umbrella as shelter from the snow in front of the White House in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities, hospitals and other church-affiliated employers to implement a new policy that requires health insurers to offer birth control coverage, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday. David Axelrod, a senior campaign adviser to President Barack Obama, said the administration had heard the Church's concerns and never intended to "abridge anyone's religious freedom. ... read more..

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President Barack Obama-Catholic Universities-Roman Catholic Church-Campaign Adviser

White House defends contraception rules as criticism mounts

A man uses an umbrella as shelter from the snow in front of the White House in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities, hospitals and other church-affiliated employers to implement a new policy that requires health insurers to offer birth control coverage, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday. David Axelrod, a senior campaign adviser to President Barack Obama, said the administration had heard the Roman Catholic Church's concerns and never intended to "abridge anyone's religious freedom. ... read more..

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Catholic Leaders-Healthday News-Birth Control-White House

White House Alters Controversial Birth Control Rule

FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (Healthday News) -- Facing a firestorm of criticism from Catholic leaders, the Obama administration on Friday said it will adjust its health care guideline mandating that religious employers provide women with access to Birth Control. read more..

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President Barack Obama-Religious Freedom-Contraceptives-Birth Control-John Boehner

Obama birth-control rule stokes election-year fight

House Speaker John Boehner speaks during the GOP news conference on the Keystone XL pipeline decision in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the Congress on Wednesday denounced President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives as an assault on "religious freedom" and vowed to overturn it, as the White House sought to prevent the issue from becoming an election-year liability. Fanning a political firestorm, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner joined an outcry from religious leaders and social conservatives over a requirement that health insurance plans, including those at Catholic hospitals, charities and universities, offer birth control to women. ... read more..

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