GOP Governor to Force Birth Control on Religious Based Employers

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• More insane Republicans: "If we just agree with the Democrats on everything then we will get Leftists to vote for us."

(Washington Examiner)  -  Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) on Monday signed a bill that would mandate all employers cover birth control regardless of religious or moral objections, pushing back at rules that were activated at the federal level.

Baker, a Republican, said on Twitter Monday that his signing of the bill, which was passed along bipartisan lines in the legislature, would ensure "critical access to important contraceptive coverage." The law goes into effect immediately, but insurers have six months to implement changes.

The law in Massachusetts would run counter to federal regulations issued in October, in which the Trump administration rolled back an Obama-era rule that required employers to opt out of birth control coverage each year if they have religious objections. Preventive care for women is required under Obamacare, but the administration, through the Department of Health and Human Services, has discretion about what falls into that category.

If an employer does not have a religious or moral objection, the federal law allows for women to access a wide range of birth control, from intrauterine devices to birth control pills, without any cost to them. Some employers object to all types of birth control while others object specifically to IUDs and emergency contraception, which they liken to an abortion because their labels say they can prevent a fertilized egg from implantation.

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