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sheshe2

(87,475 posts)
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 02:57 PM Jul 2015

BOG POST! President Obama: A Champion For Women

By Nerdy Wonka



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Laura Bassett: White House Finds Way Around Hobby Lobby Birth Control Decision

The Obama administration on Friday issued its final rules for employers who morally object to covering birth control in their health insurance plans. The accommodation ensures that all employed women, unless they work for a place of worship, will still have their birth control covered at no cost to them, even if their employers refuse to cover it. Under the new rule, a closely held for-profit company that objects to covering contraception in its health plan can write a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services stating its objection.

HHS will then notify a third-party insurer of the company’s objection, and the insurer will provide birth control coverage to the company’s female employees at no additional cost to the company. “Women across the country should have access to preventive services, including contraception,” HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said in a statement. “At the same time, we recognize the deeply held views on these issues, and we are committed to securing women’s access to important preventive services at no additional cost under the Affordable Care Act, while respecting religious beliefs.”

More here: http://theobamadiary.com/2015/07/20/president-obama-a-champion-for-women/

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BOG POST! President Obama: A Champion For Women (Original Post) sheshe2 Jul 2015 OP
White House finds way around Hobby Lobby birth control decision! Cha Jul 2015 #1
He Rocks ... sheshe2 Jul 2015 #2
Great photo-journal with the Prez and Veep, she! Anyway, that's Mr Lame Duck.. Cha Jul 2015 #3
Ooooh! sheshe2 Jul 2015 #4
Trying to figure out how he became Superduck is going to drive them nuts. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2015 #6
I wonder if one day the Christianists will regret this effort. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2015 #5

Cha

(305,400 posts)
1. White House finds way around Hobby Lobby birth control decision!
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 07:09 PM
Jul 2015

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White House finds way around Hobby Lobby birth control decision http://huff.to/1D5RH7e
10:11 PM - 10 Jul 2015

President Obama standing up for Women everywhere, she~

Thank you!

Tally ‎@bardgal
@CecileRichards YES!!! My $134 a month birth control pills are FREEEEE!!! THANKS OBAMA!! ❤³
3:26 PM - 7 Jul 2015

Yeah, I'd be happy, too!

sheshe2

(87,475 posts)
2. He Rocks ...
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 07:55 PM
Jul 2015

For a lame duck!

Wait What, They are Kicking Ass!



I am a what? I can't hear you. Yet...we see you.



Remember when they wanted to do everything the could to make me a one term President, Joe?



Women +1000 Hobby Lobby 0, ain't that a kicker! Women are covered.









SleeplessinSoCal

(9,669 posts)
5. I wonder if one day the Christianists will regret this effort.
Tue Jul 21, 2015, 01:09 AM
Jul 2015

I'm so grateful that President Obama successfully fought for his wife, daughters and the rest of us against the very petty, rigid, and callous group of phonies.

Thank you once again Mr. President for caring for us; those of us who need help and protection from those who have power over us..

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