Washington D.C., Feb 28, 2012 / 04:09 am
The head of a group that works to elect pro-life candidates said that this election year, women want to defend their freedom of conscience against attacks by the Obama administration.
“Women do not think the President and a small group of federal officeholders should succeed in co-opting freedom of conscience,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List.
Dannenfelser told CNA on Feb. 27 that although those who oppose the Obama administration's contraception mandate have been depicted as oppressive to women's interests, many women in America actually object to the federal rule.
The controversial new mandate would require employers to purchase health insurance plans that cover contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs, even if doing so violates their consciences.