you look at it in terms of equality as well, when viagra and vasectomies are covered but we are told as women some of our personal choices are not covered. it makes you wonder what s gk gone on in erms of it quality on these issues. we also spoke with legal expert professor albert shore who says he believes this is mostly a symbolic gesture on the part of republicans because federal law, the federal mandate would ultimately church what happens here at the state level. republicans think they have a shot here because as parts of obama care head to the supreme court, they think ultimately they will have legal ground to stand on, shep? shepard: molly line our new england correspondent live in concord, thanks. remember all those hours as a young people going through the encyclopedia brie britannica goes on and on?
reporter: hi, bill, that s right. here, well the battle rages in washington over religious freedom and medical rights. the battle here in new hampshire goes on as well, and they essentially want to get out ahead of the argument. they want to change a 12 year-old state law here, the republicans. the republican speaker of the house william o brien leading this charge wanting to allow employees with religious objections to exclude contraceptive coverage. the 12-year-old state law requires health plans that offer prescription coverage to include contraception. here is the speaker of the house. we never said to people who hold long stabbed religious beliefs that they have to be subject to laws that cause them to violate those beliefs. new hampshire law shouldn t provide for that. that s why we are putting in a religious exemption to the statute. reporter: now the bill heads to the new hampshire senate. bill. bill: what are pwepl krat particulademocratic leaders in