Apparently the next big fight will be about birth control. The Catholic Bishops and their right-wing colleagues have decided that HHS’s recent ruling that religious organizations’ insurance plans must cover contraceptive services for all their employees must not stand.

The issue blew up after HHS finalized the regulation on January 20, which goes into effect on August 1, 2012. Under the conscience clause, it exempts churches and other houses of worship that primarily employ people who share the institution’s view. The mandate applies to religious nonprofits such as universities and hospitals, which employ and serve people of different beliefs, but it gives them an extra one-year transition period to begin complying with the law.

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