Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
February 13, 2012

The 28 states requiring that contraception coverage be included in prescription drug plans are: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The 17 states with a religious exemption for employers are: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island and West Virginia.

Missouri allows any employer, religious or secular, to seek an exemption from the contraceptive coverage mandate. Nevada has a religious exemption for insurers.

Source: The Catholic Review

Comments are automatically closed two weeks after an article's initial publication. See our comments policy for more.
Antoinette Carbone
11 years 4 months ago
This is a sad time for our country.  Not just for Catholics.  Our religious leaders, from Universities, Hospital Administrations, and leaders in Dioceses all around this country gave support to Obama's health care, knowing that certain issues were not fully resolved.  Well the conscience clause issue won over our so-call Catholic political leaders.  How does Biden feel now - is he happy to be a shill.  I expected better of him.  This is going to be an interesting election - people like myself who support social justice can not support Obama.  Maybe our hope is in Stephen Colbert.
James Kelleher
11 years 4 months ago

So, Mitt Romney's "Romney care" plan in Massachusetts has the same religious exemption as the HHS rule creates. Will he "flip or flop" or remian consistent on this issue? Is there a difference in the positions of the 2 leading candidates?

If 98% of Catholic women have used contraceptives before the rule, isn't the issue moot - except for the men who run the Church?

Where was the outrage of the bishops when 28 states - their citizens, legislatures, and chief executive - previously enacted their requirement?

The latest from america

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands in front of kennedy 2024 signs at a rally
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could thrive as a presidential candidate among working-class voters, and his opposition to vaccines and Covid lockdowns could be an asset rather than a liability.
Paul James MacraeJune 05, 2023
Black and gray cement tombs
Reflection for the Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr, by J.D. Long-García
J.D. Long-GarcíaJune 05, 2023
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has begun a two-day peace mission in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, today, “as the envoy of the Holy Father Francis,” the Vatican announced on June 5.
Gerard O’ConnellJune 05, 2023
For three seasons, ‘Ted Lasso’ has offered a potent vision of a better human condition.