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To: TimF who wrote (24133)	8/20/2012 9:28:28 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 85487

"As for the objection of the Catholic organizations to paying, its for birth control," Their dirty little secret is that they already have to pay in most states. They just don't want you to know they do. This is NY, but it applies to California, too. == Catholic institutions here cover birth control Catholic bishops in New York say their dioceses won't abide by a new federal regulation requiring Catholic hospitals, charities and schools to provide birth control coverage in their health insurance plans But many Catholic institutions in New York -- and in more than two dozen other states -- already are complying with similar state mandates. New York began requiring prescription contraception coverage in 2002, over the objections of Catholic groups, which sued and lost in the state's highest court.... ...The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal brought by the New York Catholic groups, which argued their case on the same religious liberty grounds that bishops are currently using in a highly public campaign against the new federal requirement on birth control coverage. buffalonews.com