Democrats Want to Mandate Insurance Coverage of Birth Control | EWTN News Nightly

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48 Democratic senators, including 13 self-professed Catholics, signed a letter urging the Biden Administration to mandate insurance coverage of over-the-counter birth controls pills. The measure would force Catholic employers to choose between the Church's teachings and staying in business. The pro-abortion lawmakers wrote that they want all women, including the uninsured, to have access to free birth control pills. Catholic Congressman Chris Smith, co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus says this is another directive from President Biden to preserve abortion on demand. Representative Smith says, "For Catholics who have conscience objections to certain kinds of birth control, how dare they use the power of the state to require things be covered, and paid for." The Affordable Care Act requires insurance plans to cover doctor-prescribed birth control. Now, these lawmakers want over-the-counter contraceptives without a doctor's consent to be covered as well. Catholic Senator Mike Braun says, "That does not surprise me that they signed a letter like that. I think that is where they are elevating the issue of abortion and choice, and I think they are out of sync with most of America when they are pushing that particular issue." Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf