Planned Parenthood Responds to Statement by Catholic Bishops Re: Birth Control Coverage under the Affordable Care Act

by Gary Kopycinski on February 8, 2013

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WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2013. Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards decried the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ continued objection today to the Affordable Care Act’s birth control benefit. The revised accommodation, released last week, will ensure that women can access birth control with no co-pay as part of basic health care: