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>> before these xem manition were limited to religious belief. under this rule announced today, these exemptions have expanded to sincerely held moral objections as well. the sincerely held part is the exact wording, as released by the department of hepth and human services. its spokeswoman said, no american should be forced to violate his or her own conscience to abid by by the laws governing our healthcare system. how many women could this impact? department of health and human services says this will not affect about 99.9% of women. they put the number at 120,000. but planned parenthood the...

Going to renew focus on that dossier that as you remember includes salacious sexual allegations that then president-elect donald trump denied. steph? >> all right. i need to ask you about birth control. this new report out that the trump administration is preparing to roll back part of the birth control mandate. what are they talking about here? >> reporter: we've just reached out to the white house on this. sara huckabee sanders will be briefing at 2:00 today. the "the new york times" first reporting this, that the administration is poised to roll back the federal requirement for employers to...

Inexpensive. i think senator cory gardner of my memory serves me correct has introduced something along those lines of making it available over-the-counter. >> harris: the morning-after pill is over-the-counter but anyone can drive that over the counter. >> kennedy: daily oral contraception is still only available over-the-counter. >> harris: it's the dudes. >> dagen: but a lot of this can be taken care of that state level. if they don't like what the government is doing with the federal mandate on contraception, you already have left-wing states like california, maryland, vermont denying laws...

What the new rule means and what possibly comes next. good evening, kristin. >> good evening, bret. this new -- almost every democrat on capitol hill for nancy pelosi? she calls it despicable. but how >> paul ryan, he says this is a landmark base for religious liberty. it's a change that could impact hundreds and thousands of women. the trip administration announcing an expansion of exemptions to the affordable care act contraceptive mandate that allows employers to provide birth control coverage for its employees. before these exemptions were limited to churches and some religious organizatio...

Welcome back. you're watching "velshi & rhule." breaking news from the trump administration directly impacting millions of american women. the white house says it will roll back a mandate from the obama administration requiring employers to include birth control coverage in its health insurance plans if it conflicts with the employer's religious or moral beliefs. a study commissioned by the obama administration found more than 55 million women rely on this mandate which affords them free access to birth control. let's bring in peter alexander at the white house. what do we know? i also would l...