Blunt Amendment Fails in the Senate Comment on debate heated over amendment religion birth control defeated Women senators candidates plan victory lap Will backfire Republicans Contraceptives policy upheld by divided Newsy Now March 1 brings culture wars to Congress When It Comes Benefits Give Government Boot The shape we’re Video First Read Minute GOP Senators Opt Support Another Piece of Unpopular Legislation Kills 'Conscience' Reaction from Left Partisanship and Moderation Can Coexist Blocked Right

Will Blunt amendment backfire on Republicans? Republicans cast the Blunt amendment as a fight for religious freedoms, but it put at least one of their own, Sen. Scott Brown, in a tough spot – and he could be crucial to GOP efforts to retake the Senate.  Blunt amendment defeated in Senate The Senate defeated Sen. Roy Blunt's amendment to allow employers to refuse to cover health services Thursday, dealing Republicans a high-profile setback in the fight over the Obama administration's contraception coverage mandate. Blunt amendment draws line North Dakota, Minneswota lawmakers mostly divided along party lines on contraceptives issue WASHINGTON - A battle prompted by the controversy over mandated insurance coverage for birth control might not be settled after a particularly partisan vote Thursday in the U.S. Senate. Blunt Amendment Vote: Contraception Measure Fails In Senate The Senate voted on Thursday 51 to 48 to reject a controversial amendment sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) that would have overridden the Obama Administration's new contraception coverage rule and allowed any employer to refuse to cover any kind of health care service by citing "moral reasons." Blunt amendment brings culture wars to Congress The Blunt amendment would attach a provision to a key highway bill that would let employers opt out of a new federal health-care mandate for their employees if they have religious objections. Roy Blunt's amendment on contraception defeated The Senate defeated his measure to let employers deny services out of moral conviction. Blunt Amendment Debate Recalls Memories Of Walmart Contraception Case Proponents of Sen. Roy Blunt's (R-Mo.) amendment to the Senate transportation bill , which would override President Obama's contraception coverage rule and allow any employer to refuse to cover any kind of health care service for religious or moral reasons, have framed the issue as one of religious freedom that is unrelated to women's health. Confusion Over the First Amendment Exclusive: The Blunt Amendment went down to a narrow defeat in the Senate on Thursday, but its contention that employers must be allowed to impose their religious beliefs on the medical insurance choices of their employees will remain a hot political topic – one dressed deceptively in the First Amendment, writes Robert Parry. Rubio calls failure of Blunt amendment 'setback for religious freedoms' The U.S. Senate today defeated the so-called Blunt amendment that would have allowed employers and insurers to opt out of provisions of President Obama's health care law on moral or religious grounds. It was geared toward a mandate for birth control coverage . Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson voted against it; Republican Sen. Marco Rubio voted for it, and was a co-sponsor. Rubio said in a ... Blunt 'conscience' amendment voted down in U.S. Senate The Missouri senator predicted the Supreme Court ultimately will decide the issue.
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