 Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | As part of their intensely focused effort to repeal the Obama administration's new contraception coverage policy, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released a manifesto of sorts on Wednesday, in which they assert that birth control is "ubiquitous and inexpensive." The bishops' statement is somewhat misleading. The new federal rule does not cover any drug that causes an abortion. It does cover emergency contraception, which prevents pregnancy. Birth control is also not "ubiquitous and inexpensive" for all woman. A 2001 court case against Walmart provides one real-world example of the potential cost burden that millions of women could face if the government allowed employers to pick and choose which reproductive services their health plans covered. |
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