Apparently, they believe they're entitled to special exemptions that subjugate women.
The HHS announced earlier this month that all employers would be required to provide full coverage for a range of preventive health services for women, including the cost of contraception. The rule exempts houses of worship like churches or synagogues, but other nonprofits with religious affiliations -- for instance, like a Catholic university -- will have to comply. Most employers will have until August 1, 2012 to meet the rule, but religiously-affiliated nonprofits will have an extra year.
The move has infuriated the Catholic church and prompted church leaders to attack the Obama administration during services on Sunday. Across the country on Sunday, Catholics attending Mass were read a blistering letter assailing the Obama administration for an "assault on religious liberty."
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Supporters of the policy decision say that full coverage of birth control costs is one of the most popular parts of Mr. Obama's health care reform package. A 2010 Hart Research poll commissioned by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund showed that 71 percent of American voters, including 77 percent of Catholic women voters, support having health plans cover prescription birth control at no cost.
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