booing might be in order. a nonpartisan panel recommended that insurance companies be required to cover birth control for free, as a way of preventative care under the new health care law. a recommendation the obama administration signaled it would follow. despite the white house already publicly agreeing to exemptions for religious institutions, some religious leaders argue that the language doesn't go far enough. according to "the new york times," after protests by roman catholic bishops, charities, schools and universities, the white house is considering a change that would grant a broad exemption exemption. the changes would essentially render the medical panel's recommendation null and void, allowing any employer to claim religious reservations, and thereby deny coverage costs. like some conservatives, i'm a believer in words like personal responsibility and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. the more difficult we make contraception access for poor and middle class women and their families, the more difficult we make it for them to make