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Contraception Coverage Causes Uproar in Health Reform

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    FBN's Liz MacDonald on the health-reform battle over contraception.

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Say today's the -- businesses and insurers must cover contraception and abortion medication under the health care a lot.

This is triggering an uproar in lawsuits across the country was McDonald's here with.

And they still are seeing is that the new new -- says look at insurers and companies -- got to offer this coverage.

Without co pays or deductibles let's go through to get a face fines of a hundred bucks.

Per employee per day if you don't comply churches houses of worship are exempt.

But affiliated groups like hospitals and universities -- got to comply in one year's time.

That has got 58 Catholic groups.

And including Notre Dame suing they're saying they gonna disobey this mandate it's a violation of the religious liberty.

At First Amendment but at any years' time though those that are except for now.

There insurers are gonna have to cover now here's a deal half of Americans living 28 saying states that say look he governed by -- -- your insurance coverage.

We've got Hercules industries which sells ventilation systems heaters and air conditioners -- conditions on Colorado.

Saying look we are taken that we took this a court we won they actually want a temporary injunction because the Newman Stanley which which runs Hercules is Catholic.

And they're saying this is a violation of our religious liberties.

And our First Amendment freedom rights -- But the thing is Hercules is in Colorado that's -- the states that -- insurers have to provide the coverage now this is this fight is getting nasty.

You know you're hearing things like women should buy their own contraceptives.

Why should insurance that's provided another -- -- the -- is saying the -- family should -- -- Catholics that they -- -- they care so -- -- there.

Employees' personal -- -- but the bottom line is is that.

The administration and -- the courts are you seeing the court rulings and -- is really key the irony here the bottom line here is that.

The administration with all their exemptions and accommodations.

Are undercutting the compelling interest argument meaning that they should have to provide.

And I insurers should have to buy contraceptives.

If -- if you're putting on these loopholes in here wears a compelling interest.

He's gonna hire -- that gasoline ironic that -- pleasure we're staying on the.

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