Written by Don Byrd
The Wall Street Journal reports the final White Rule on the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act will be released soon. (my emphasis)
Federal officials are “on track” with efforts to draft a compromise, and it will be different from the current rules that prompted an election-year row between the White House and top Catholic bishops, the Department of Justice’s lawyers told a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C..
The controversy over contraception coverage requirements was the most persistent religious liberty story this year. And yet most detractors argue as if the rule covers all organizations (It doesn’t. Churches and denominational institutions are exempt), and as if the rule is already set (It’s not. President Obama announced earlier this year the rule would be adjusted to accommodate certain religiously affiliated institutions.). Now the Justice Department has indicated again the rule will be different from the initial announcement that caused such an uproar.
Stay tuned.
