Force pro-life groups to provide coverage of contraceptive devices. (Worth Noting).

* And a new law signed by Massachusetts Republican Governor Jane Swift Jane Maria Swift (born February 24, 1965) is an American politician from Melrose, Massachusetts. A Republican, she served as Acting Governor of Massachusetts from 2001 to 2003. Swift is the first woman to serve as a Governor of Massachusetts (albeit unelected). will now force pro-life groups to provide coverage of contraceptive devices contraceptive device
n.
Any of various devices used to prevent pregnancy, including the diaphragm, condom, and intrauterine device. as part of the health plans they offer to their employees. The state House passed the bill by an overwhelming margin, and the state Senate passed it unanimously. The law will require individual and group health insurance plans to cover hormone replacement therapy Hormone Replacement Therapy Definition

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of synthetic or natural female hormones to make up for the decline or lack of natural hormones produced in a woman's body. and contraceptive contraceptive /con·tra·cep·tive/ (-sep´tiv)
1. diminishing the likelihood of or preventing conception.

2. an agent that so acts. drugs, devices, and services approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Pro-life groups object, saying that some contraceptives are actually abortifacients.

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Author:	Gajewski, Karen Ann
Publication:	The Humanist
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1U1MA
Date:	May 1, 2002
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