Contraception No Longer Considered Abortion

[JBeukema]

Contraception is not abortion.
That's pretty much the bottom line of the new rules President Obama issued Friday.
Those rules are the latest attempt to clarify the details of a much-debated "conscience clause" allowing health care providers to decline care to patients if it would violate their religious beliefs.
The Bush administration defined the conscience law in 2008, but it was criticized by abortion-rights advocates as overly broad.

New Contraception Rules Spark 'Conscience Clause' Debate : Shots - Health Blog : NPR