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Obama adjusts stance on birth control policy under fire
President Obama, facing election-year pressure from Catholics and Congress, shifted policy to require insurance plans to cover birth control without direct employer payment. Religious employers can opt out. insurers will provide free contraception directly to workers. Catholic and GOP critics called the move insufficient or deceptive, while Planned Parenthood welcomed reaffirmed commitment and pledged oversight.
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