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Latta Condemns President’s “Compromise” on Contraception Coverage

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after President Obama announced a policy revision to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate that requires all employers to pay for health insurance with contraceptive coverage: 

“President Obama’s announcement is an affront to freedom. The new rule doesn’t change anything from the initial regulation that demands employers cover contraception; the burden is now being placed on health insurance companies, who inevitably will shift the cost to employers who buy health insurance, and individuals who pay premiums. 

“President Obama’s so called compromise still forces religiously affiliated entities who have conscience objections to provide health insurance coverage that will offer free contraception directly to the individual. Employers will still be required to pay for something that violates their religious beliefs.

“This regulation will cause religious organizations to stop offering health insurance to their employees if the government is going to force them to violate the beliefs of their faith.   

“Plain and simple, President Obama’s decision is an assault to the First Amendment. It is an accounting gimmick that ignores the conscience rights of Americans. 

“The Obama administration has gone against 30 years of federal conscience protections with this rule.  I am extremely disappointed that this regulation departs from that tradition and the religious liberty that is enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution.”

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