 Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | More than 1,000 Georgians assembled in Atlanta and Athens at noon to protest a federal ruling requiring health care plans -- even those at some religious organizations -- to cover the cost of contraception. Though Atlanta's downtown protest was coordinated by the Archdiocese of Atlanta, "This is not just a Catholic issue," said Deborah Bigda, who drove from Marietta with her four children to listen to fiery speakers competing with a cold drizzle. "Tomorrow it could be Jews can't eat kosher. Then Muslims can't wear their face coverings."
Georgia's protests were two of many around the country, all occurring at noon Friday in a coordinated effort to push back against the Health and Human Services ruling, and, in some cases, against the new Affordable Health Care Act. |
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