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This is a grievous moral wrong. >> chris: but respectfully, sir,, let me just say but the blunt amendment wasnt just talking about catholic institutions or colleges or charities. it was saying any you know, u.s. steel, any company, any insurance company could decide not to offer birth control. >> if there was -- if -- it wasnt about birth control. it was about a moral exception to any type of mandate. it didnt specify birth control. >> chris: including birth control. any treatment. >> this is a ...

Trying to soften it saying well try to work with everyone. here is the question, though. 1200 healthcare waivers are outstanding right now. 4 million people. including the town of frisco, colorado, six states, hundreds of companies including cracker barrel, red lobster, wigly wigly, waffle house and ihop and 417 unions. you cant exempt the catholic church. >> dana: they are exempting for different reasons. not theyre exempted from the conscience clause. >> eric: if you give 417 unions exemptions...

♪ >> welcome back to "the five." were going to move to a topic that has been gaining some steam over the week. it is that the obama white house administration, through the health and human services secretary, has decided to make religious organizations violate their conscience clause, that they are going to have to provide f.d.a. approved contraceptives to their employees and at their facilities where they work. the reason this is gaining attention is that its unprecedented. it hasnt happened ...

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