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Obama administration offers faith groups new opt-out of contraception mandate

The Obama administration on Friday announced a broader opt-out for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance that covers birth control.

The administration is allowing religious nonprofits to offer coverage that does not include contraception. In such a case, a third-party issuer will handle all business related to providing birth-control coverage for women.

Religious groups had said the old birth-control coverage rule violated their religious beliefs. Many filed lawsuits or said they would simply not comply.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-administration-offers-faith-groups-new-opt-out-of-health-care-birth-control-mandate/2013/02/01/8b65a308-6c8b-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_story.html