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    Obama to Announce Contraception Rule 'Accommodation' for Religious Organizations

    Evan Vucci / AP Photo

    Updated at 9:04 a.m. ET

    Updated at 10:19 a.m. ET

    With the White House under fire for its new rule requiring employers including religious organizations to offer health insurance that fully covers birth control coverage, at 12:15 p.m. ET, President Obama will announce an attempt to accommodate these religious groups.

    The move, based on state models, will almost certainly not satisfy bishops and other religious leaders since it will preserve the goal of women employees having their birth control fully covered by health insurance.

    Sources say it will be respectful of religious beliefs but will not back off from that goal, which many religious leaders oppose since birth control is in violation of their religious beliefs.

    One source familiar with the decision described the accommodation as "Hawaii-plus," insisting that it's better than the Hawaii plan - for both sides.

    In Hawaii the employer is responsible for referring employees to places where they can obtain the contraception; Catholic leaders call that material cooperation with evil. But what the White House will likely announce later today is that the relationship between the religious employer and the insurance company will not need to have any component involving contraception. The insurance company will reach out on its own to the women employees. This is better for both sides, the source says, since the religious organizations do not have to deal with medical care to which they object, and women employees will not have to be dependent upon an organization strongly opposed to that care in order to obtain it.

    Watch my GMA report on the accommodation .

    -Jake Tapper

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    • Patriot  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      The constant dumbing down of America has and continues to work as evidenced here by many of the comments.
      • Johntee 3 mths ago
        How do you think Obama was elected?
    • chubbieewubbiee  •  Tucson, Arizona  •  3 mths ago
      A NATION OF SHEEP

      BREEDS A GOVERNMENT OF WOLVES
      • Gavin 3 mths ago
        you are sooooo correct.
      • wys 3 mths ago
        the catholic church dont mind murder (war for profits of their retirement funds) and they do not mind at all for their coaches and priests to rape little altar boys.
      • Sherri 3 mths ago
        I am Catholic and I sure believein birth control and I sure think people need to quit their stereotyping and keep their nose out of people's private lives. What we need are less laws and people in control of their own lives not others. We all have to answer for ourselves.
    • David C  •  3 mths ago
      Not much chance that this will really deal with the issue.
    • DUB  •  3 mths ago
      Nancy was right---should have read that bill to see all the shiiit that's in it.
    • Silly People  •  Pilot Point, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      None of this surprises me.
    • Just for fun  •  Richmond, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      Equal Opportunity, does not mean Equal Outcome
      • Kyle 3 mths ago
        wow....perfectly stated
    • Nugget  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Doesn't matter if you use birth control or not. This issue goes to the heart of our Constitution. Government may NOT dictate or negate the peoples beliefs. What's next?
      • Over macho Grande 3 mths ago
        So, is it constitutional for an employer to enforce their beliefs on their employees?
      • shadow275050 3 mths ago
        Nugget not sure what Not your referring to but the government is just trying to make sure the option is there so that people may freely choose what they want rather than there employers forcing beliefs upon them.
      • MUD 3 mths ago
        this is not about religion, it is about employment laws. All employers, regardless of their religious affiliation, must play by the same rules.
    • Chance  •  3 mths ago
      anyone else think the comment rating malfunction is suspicious? write in a thumbs up for a comment. let' get a lot of comments on this to see if the most replied starts malfunctioning too.
    • David  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      I thought he taught Constitutional Law at Harvard. You would think he might realize this violates that same Constitution...
    • Wallace  •  Fort Worth, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      We have enough trouble with religious groups around the world. Why try to start trouble within our own country. I thought government and religion were to be two separate entities under the Constitution and neither was to rule the other.
    • Les  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      Vote 2012!
    • ronald h  •  Port St Lucie, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Election Year.....The change won't help him get votes. He's playing the people. Vote him OUT...
    • Not so  •  Charlotte, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      November
    • LrgNutSac  •  3 mths ago
      This is a constitutional issue, not a religious one. Has nothing to do with choice or morality. It is a direct assult on 1ST amendment rights and must vigorously be fought tooth and nail. Another issue to bang Obama and Democrats over the head with this election season.
    • Matt R  •  3 mths ago
      OK, where's all the screaming for separation of church and state?
    • Poli-Pol  •  3 mths ago
      The only reason he might make an 'accommodation' is that he knows Catholics are a huge bloc of voters, and he doesn't want to lose the election
    • timetravler  •  3 mths ago
      Of course Obama is backing down somewhat. Everything he does from now until November is about winning reelection. He does not want to loose those Catholic votes and that is the bottom line.
    • timothy  •  3 mths ago
      Separation of church and state is a two way street.
    • GaryL  •  Las Vegas, Nevada  •  3 mths ago
      If YOU can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em!
    • Anthony  •  3 mths ago
      People, this is the most blatant of a long string of blatant, made up fights in the government. If they keep us arguing over birth control, gay marriage and abortion, they can continue to destroy America for corporate interests. There is plenty of time to argue about personal beliefs after we fix the corruption at every level of the government. This is not about democrats or republicans, it is about all of the crooks in Washington selling us all out. Don't be fooled again, and again, and again.....
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