Obama Administration Approves Rule That Guarantees Near-Universal Contraceptive Coverage<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur guest blogger is Jessica Arons, Director of the Women\u2019s Health and Rights Program at American Progress. Today, in a huge victory for women\u2019s health, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Se…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Obama Administration has, surprisingly, not backed down to a looser requirement, and will mandate most employers cover contraception in their health plans, with no co-pay\/deductible. 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Your local\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26440,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/16\/this-looks-like-mens-work.html","url_meta":{"origin":25614,"position":3},"title":"This looks like men's work!","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 16-Feb-12 10:15am","format":false,"excerpt":"So Darrell Issa is holding a big, important, flashy, politically charged meeting about the Adminstration's contraception mandate and the question of how it may affect religious freedom.And the witnesses testifying? All men. Because, according to Issa, it's not actually about contraception and women's health, but about religious freedom. And, big\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26160,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/07\/mitt-romney-hypocrite-or-political-hack.html","url_meta":{"origin":25614,"position":4},"title":"Mitt Romney: Hypocrite, or Political Hack?","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 7-Feb-12 2:41pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Or maybe just both.Somehow this stirring, noble, profound insurance \/ birth control \/ religious freedom cause didn't bug him at all a decade ago when he was running for, and then serving as governor of Massachusetts. Wonder why that is?Y'know, Mitt -- I respect people I disagree with but who\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26410,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/15\/no-retreat-no-surrender-on-contraception.html","url_meta":{"origin":25614,"position":5},"title":"No retreat, no surrender (on contraception)","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 15-Feb-12 5:28am","format":false,"excerpt":"So, let's see if I have this straight:1. Consider a company owned by the Catholic Church. It might be a college, or a hospital, or whatever. It employs folks from a variety of backgrounds and faiths.2. 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