JAMA Forum: Women’s health, contraception, and the freedom of religion

November 28, 2012

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to provide women with cost-free coverage for preventive care and screenings. The Obama administration interprets this provision to require coverage of sterilization and the full range of contraceptive methods approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, including emergency contraception—an interpretation that has been under attack. (News at JAMA)