{"id":12834,"date":"2012-09-14T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T02:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12834"},"modified":"2023-02-05T16:01:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T00:01:53","slug":"controversy-contraception-and-conscience-insurance-coverage-standards-under-the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12834","title":{"rendered":"Controversy, Contraception, and Conscience: Insurance Coverage Standards Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lara Cartwright-Smith, Sara Rosenbaum<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pubhealthrep.jpg\" alt=\"Public Health Reports\" class=\"wp-image-11157\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Public Health Reports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>In the end, although the ACA has made significant headway in expanding insurance coverage of contraception, the controversy surrounding religious and moral objections to contraception means that policy makers continue to struggle to ensure access to this important public health service while respecting religious freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Cartwright-Smith L, Rosenbaum S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3407856\/pdf\/phr127000541a.pdf\">Controversy, Contraception, and Conscience: Insurance Coverage Standards Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act<\/a>. 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