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February 17, 2012

Religious "Freedom" to Deny Women Health Care: The Ham Sandwich Defense

by Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check, USA - Contrary to the recent protestations of many a male member of the United States Congress and many a male presidential candidate, contraception is not "available everywhere" nor is it "cheap." Providing birth control without a co-pay, however, yields enormous savings both for insurance companies and the public, something one could fairly assume to be attractive to those many bloviators talking about government spending.

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