Catholic church leaders vow to ‘take to the streets’ as they declare war on Obama over birth control

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2097523/Church-declare-war-Obama-birth-control-religious-leaders-threaten-President-Catholic-vote.html Reform law demands free birth control to be provided at Catholic hospitals and universities Catholics make up quarter of U.S. population Some now rethinking vote come election time By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:53 PM on 7th February 2012 Prominent Catholic leaders across the U.S. have threatened to turn voters against President […]

White House defends birth control rule against religious protest

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-usa-healthcare-contraception-idUSTRE80U2HL20120131 By David Morgan WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:12pm EST (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday defended a new federal rule requiring religiously affiliated nonprofit groups to provide free birth control coverage to women, as opponents ratcheted up pressure to alter the provision. The decision, announced on January 20 by Health and […]

Religious groups MUST offer free birth control to employees under Obamacare ruling

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089758/Religious-groups-MUST-offer-free-birth-control-employees-Obamacare-ruling.html By Hugo Gye Last updated at 5:01 AM on 21st January 2012 Employers will be forced to offer free contraception in their healthcare plans, it was announced yesterday. Religious organisations had been pushing for exemption from the ruling, but the Obama administration has said they will be allowed just a one-year delay in implementing […]