WASHINGTON — House Republicans are reportedly including a so-called “conscience clause” in the government funding bill they plan to approve Saturday night.
The measure would allow employers and insurers to opt out of providing health care services that they find morally or religiously objectionable. The addition reignites the debate over a portion of the health care reform law that requires most insurers to cover women’s preventative health care, including contraception. CNN reports that the provision would allow them to opt out of coverage for the next year.
A House Republican leadership aide confirmed to HuffPost that the provision was added into the one-year delay of Obamacare during a House Rules Committee meeting on Saturday evening.
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