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February 29, 2012

NYT: Romney sets off furor on contraception bill

by Michael Barbaro and Erik Eckholm
The New York Times

Perhaps the question was poorly worded. Or perhaps it was a slip of a tired tongue.

Either way, Mitt Romney created a new tempest when he told an Ohio news station that he was opposed to a Senate amendment, favored by conservatives and under debate in Congress on Wednesday, that would allow employers and insurers to limit coverage of contraceptives if they have religious or moral objections.

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