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    Contraception mandate goes into effect

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-- -- meanwhile some Catholic groups are upset about the Obama administration's contraception mandate.

Officially going into effect this week they say it forces some businesses to violate their religious beliefs.

In order to avoid paying -- fund Sunnis out -- break it all down as Fox -- religion contributor Father Jonathan Morris father what do you make of this channels mandate is in fact -- was so much attention given to this about Catholic organizations.

In Catholic bishops saying we're not do this right.

And the result of that was now 43 different lawsuits that are going to the courts right now different courts.

But what we're seeing now is something new.

And that is it's not just the organizations.

Are -- and primarily the organization's.

Individual.

Private business owners have begun taking their case -- of the court.

And just last week there was a decision by a district court.

In Denver saying you know what actually we're not going to force this family.

To provide this service that goes against her conscience and what's your referred to Hercules industries.

And -- they seem like they want so that should give and other profit institute well this is preliminary and Joseph injunction -- I went got to -- overs you're I don't know what they what injunction which should give the comforts to try and what it's pointing to is.

That the primacy.

Of the individual conscience -- -- to a conscientious objection.

Of going into the military that's always -- protected our constitution.

What -- voters say actually for the good of the country.

You must go.

Right that going against a tremendous amount of history and what we see individuals doing that -- my eyes I see that has been -- his mate is being made very clearly.

So this up on the screen because here's what's at stake in all of this and this is what the mandate would cover.

So they would face fines -- 200 dollars per day per employee if these businesses don't comply.

Churches the house of worship would be exempt.

Affiliated groups and hospitals universities etc.

must comply in one year's time we got that little bit of -- that they worked out.

And at that time their insurers must cover the cost of birth control even if it's -- Catholic university birth control aboard a fishing drugs as well.

You know I think -- of -- -- that is not being talked about a lot is notice how this was imposed upon.

The American people using moralistic terms saying it is a right of a person.

Of an individual to get this type of health care and therefore because it's a right -- -- there's an obligation.

We'll -- not a moral obligation.

That the country is saying you must do.

And one whenever there's there's what I would -- distorted moral principle the consequences or worse why because we're saying now.

That there is 888 -- countrywide mandate to do the right thing and this new right of -- birth control this -- right of aboard a -- drugs must be respected by all using moralistic principles that are very heavy very strong.

And -- -- point that we don't hear a lot about it right now it's far from over this is waging that's right we're but it was implemented August 1 of this is this is.

Were individual businesses -- gonna have to make decisions interest and stuff -- John Garcia thank you that's coming.

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