McConnell Introduces Bill to Preserve Religious Freedom and Access to Contraceptives

McConnell: New Bill Will Protect Religious Freedom and Preserve Woman’s Right to Make Contraception Decisions (Washington Free Beacon)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) discussed legislation Wednesday introduced by him and Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R., N.H.) and Deb Fischer (R., Neb.) that would protect Americans’ religious freedom while preserving women’s access to contraceptives.

The Preserving Religious Freedom and a Woman’s Access to Contraception Act would clarify that an employer cannot block an employee from legal access to her FDA-approved contraceptives, McConnell said, calling it a “common-sense proposal.” He added it would ask the FDA to study whether contraceptives could be made available to adults without a prescription, as well allow women to set aside more money in their flexible spending accounts to cover out-of-pocket medical expenses.