Obama mandates free birth control coverage

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President Obama said Friday that he will require insurance companies to offer free birth control to women employed by religious organizations that have objections to paying for and providing contraceptive services.

“We fought for this because it saves lives and it saves money,” Obama said from the White House briefing room. “No woman’s health should depend on who she is or where she works or how much money she makes.”

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