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Good for women. Also, good politics for the President and bad politics for the GOP. A strong majority of Americans support the Obama administration’s requirement that health insurance plans cover the cost of contraceptives for religiously affiliated employers, according to a new survey Wednesday.

See pp. 23-24, questions 74 and 75.

http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/292755/feb12poll.pdf

NY Times/CBS poll this week.

"Do you support or oppose a recent federal requirement that private health insurance plans cover the full cost of birth control for their female patients?"

Support 66%
Oppose 26%

"And what about for religiously affiliated employers, such as a hospital or university, do you support or oppose a recent federal requirement that their health insurance plans cover the full cost of birth control for their female patients?"

Support 61%
Oppose 31%

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Originally posted by moon1969
Good for women. Also, good politics for the President and bad politics for the GOP. A strong majority of Americans support the Obama administration’s requirement that health insurance plans cover the cost of contraceptives for religiously affiliated employers, according to a new survey Wednesday.

See pp. 23-24, questions 74 and 75.

http://s3.documen cover the full cost of birth control for their female patients?"

Support 61%
Oppose 31%
You may be correct. The GOP however has already taken a stance on this issue, and since reversing course may be viewed as a sign of weakness in an election year, most Republicans would rather be on the wrong side of public opinion, than admit they made a mistake. (it's kind of fun to watch though!) 😀

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Originally posted by moon1969
Good for women. Also, good politics for the President and bad politics for the GOP. A strong majority of Americans support the Obama administration’s requirement that health insurance plans cover the cost of contraceptives for religiously affiliated employers, according to a new survey Wednesday.

See pp. 23-24, questions 74 and 75.

http://s3.documen ...[text shortened]... cover the full cost of birth control for their female patients?"

Support 61%
Oppose 31%
You think Obama played this hand deliberately?

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Originally posted by Kunsoo
You think Obama played this hand deliberately?
I don't think so. For one, this type of mandate was already in place in many states. But who knows.

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Interesting column in Bloomberg—

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-17/republicans-are-unprotected-on-contraception-jonathan-alter.html

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Originally posted by moon1969
I don't think so. For one, this type of mandate was already in place in many states. But who knows.
Exactly. So why make an issue of it unless you can make political hay?