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July 31, 2012

Wash. Times: As birth control mandate kicks in, legal fight continues

by Paige Winfield Cunningham
The Washington Times

The health care law’s contraceptive mandate officially kicks in Wednesday, meaning most businesses will have to make sure their insurance plans cover birth control — including those run by owners who personally believe birth control is immoral.

Fifty-eight lawsuits have been filed in federal courts, including four for-profit companies and a coalition of 2,100 Catholic executives who are responsible for more than 2 million employees. All of those employers will have to begin paying for contraception coverage the next time their policies renew.

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