Catholic priests urge parishioners to oppose federal birth-control rule
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Dozens of priests took the rare step of reading letters from the pulpit urging parishioners to reach out to Washington and oppose the new rule, enacted earlier this month.
The rule requires nearly all employers to provide their employees access to health insurance that covers artificial contraception, sterilization services and the “morning after” birth control pill.
The mandate exempts churches but applies to Catholic universities, Catholic-based charities and Baptists, Methodists and other denominations.
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