«One
particular religious freedom issue demands our immediate attention: the now - finalized rule
of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services that would force virtually all private health plans nationwide to provide
coverage of sterilization and contraception - including abortifacient
drugs - subject to an exemption for «religious employers» that is arbitrarily narrow, and to an unspecified and dubious future «accommodation» for other religious organizations that are denied the exemption,» the statement read.