Final Health Care Rule Retains Contraceptive Insurance Mandate, Despite Religiously Based Objections

The New York Times: Contraceptives Stay Covered in Health Law, by Robert Pear:

Despite strong resistance from religious organizations, the Obama administration said Friday that it was moving ahead with a rule requiring most employers to provide free insurance coverage of contraceptives for women, a decision that has touched off a legal and political battle likely to rage for another year. . . .