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Janice Schakowsky: “Allowing employers to exempt themselves in providing prescription contraceptives for their employees is…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2011
Allowing employers to exempt themselves in providing prescription contraceptives for their employees is counterproductive, unfair, and paternalistic.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky opposes employer exemptions for contraceptive coverage, calling it unfair.

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