Kaine supports legislation on contraceptive coverage

Sen. Timothy M. Kaine, D-Va., is one of more than 30 senators backing legislation to counter the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision on contraception.

The court dealt a setback to President Barack Obama’s health care law June 30, ruling that business owners with religious objections to certain forms of birth control may refuse to provide their employees with insurance coverage for contraceptives.

The Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act “would restore the contraceptive coverage requirement guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act and protect coverage of other health services from employers who want to impose their beliefs on their employees by denying benefits,” Kaine said in a statement.

Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., says he also supports legislation to counter the Hobby Lobby decision.

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