Employer’s religious objections shouldn’t block birth control coverage, Senate says
After a debate that featured familiar stances from the two sides of the nation's long-standing abortion fight, the
The court ruled an employer could refuse that coverage based on religious views, and the Trump administration has said it would extend that to moral objections, Sen.
"What we are seeing is an all-out assault on a woman's choice and family planning," Ranker, the bill's sponsor, said.
But Sen.
"They ought to be able to live by that faith and not have other values imposed on them," Padden said.
Sen.
Under the bill, an employer who doesn't provide contraceptive coverage in health insurance with maternity coverage could be guilty of an unfair practice that could be investigated by the state
The bill was sent to the House, where it will have to pass in the next 23 days.
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