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President Barack Obama, with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius behind him, announces a new health care policy that requires a woman's insurance company to offer contraceptive care free of charge if the woman's religious employer objects to providing contraceptive services as part of its health plan coverage. The announcement was made in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Jan. 12, 2012.
President Barack Obama, with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius behind him, announces a new health care policy that requires a woman's insurance company to offer contraceptive care free of charge if the woman's religious employer objects to providing contraceptive services as part of its health plan coverage. The announcement was made in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Jan. 12, 2012. | (Photo: White House / Pete Souza)

4. HHS Contraception/Abortion Pill Mandate Lawsuits

In 2012, Obama's Health and Human Services Department released the preliminary rules for a mandate that required businesses and nonprofits to provide coverage for contraceptives and abortion pills.

Since then, the HHS mandate has undergone multiple revisions due to public outcry over religious liberty concerns and various court decisions.

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One of the most notable groups suing the administration over the mandate is a group of nuns called the Littler Sisters of the Poor.

In May, the United States Supreme Court agreed to send the Little Sisters' case back to the lower court with the advice to vacate an earlier decision against the nuns.

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