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    To the Point

    Contraception, Religion and Presidential Politics

    President Obama said today he won't back down on the new rule that insurance plans – even at religious institutions -- provide free contraceptives to all women employees for family planning, prevention of cancer and other medical needs.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Obama said today he won't back down on the new rule that insurance plans – even at religious institutions -- provide free contraceptives to all women employees for family planning, prevention of cancer and other medical needs. But he recognized the objections of religious institutions and offered this olive branch, saying that those institutions won't have to pay. Will that satisfy Catholic Bishops, Christian conservatives or his Republican opposition? We hear the details of today's compromise and hear why contraception is needed for medical reasons beyond family planning. Why hasn't there been an outcry against states with similar and even tougher requirements? Is it about politics as well as religion?

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    Catholics, Christian Conservatives and Contraception
    1. 0:00Santorum and Romney Fight for Conservative Support at CPAC
    2. 7:36Contraception, Religion and Presidential PoliticsYou’re reading this
    3. 43:02Pentagon Opens More Military Jobs for Women
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Noam Levey

      Los Angeles Times

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      Stephen Schneck

      Catholic University of America

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      Michael Moreland

      Villanova University Law School

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    2 of 3
    Catholics, Christian Conservatives and Contraception
    1. 0:00Santorum and Romney Fight for Conservative Support at CPAC
    2. 7:36Contraception, Religion and Presidential PoliticsYou’re reading this
    3. 43:02Pentagon Opens More Military Jobs for Women
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