The Poll: Catholic hospitals and birth control

by LIBN Staff
Published: February 9, 2012

The Obama administration, as part of its health-care reform initiative, is set to require employer-provided group health insurance to cover preventive health services, including prescription contraception.
Catholic hospitals, universities and charities are included in this mandate, causing an uproar among Republican Party leaders.
On Long Island, the requirement would affect, among other groups, Catholic Health Services of Long Island, which runs six hospitals in Nassau and Suffolk counties, including St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown and St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage.

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Should Catholic hospitals be required to offer free birth control and morning-after pills in their health-care packages?

• Yes
• No

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