(John Birch Society) United States Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has introduced the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, S. 2043, which has 30 cosponsors. This proposal would block the requirement that religiously affiliated universities, hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions offer health plans that cover birth control — including abortion-causing “contraception” drugs, such as RU-486. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) has introduced a companion bill, H.R. 3897, in the House; it has 8 cosponsors at present. In a similar vein, Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has introduced the Religious Freedom Protection Act of 2012, S. 2092.
