Meanings of contraceptive coverage in English

The insurance plan then directly offers employees separate contraceptive coverage.

It found that 56 percent of independent Catholic voters favored the revised contraceptive coverage rule.

Employers would still be able to obtain contraceptive coverage via their health plans, the court said.

The law allows religiously affiliated non-profit employers to opt out of paying for contraceptive coverage directly.

It argued that the contraceptive coverage requirement was "a grave violation of religious freedom."

Many employers have filed lawsuits against the government, claiming that the opt-out process makes them complicit in providing contraceptive coverage.

Beetlestone cited the costs the states would shoulder to provide contraceptive coverage to women themselves if the rules took effect.

The dispute turns on the legal question of whether corporate employers with religious objections must include contraceptive coverage in their employee health plans.

They have accepted a compromise, announced last week by President Barack Obama, to allow religious institutions to opt out of paying for contraceptive coverage.

In 2012, she signed onto a letter criticizing a national requirement that employers provide contraceptive coverage as part of their employer-sponsored health insurance plans.

The federal government asserts it has a compelling interest in protecting the health of female workers, and that contraceptive coverage is part of that.

Under the policy: * Religious organizations will not have to provide contraceptive coverage or refer their employees to organizations that provide contraception.