Critics Want More Exemptions From U.S. Birth-Control Rule

The Obama administration’s revised rules on insurance coverage for birth control designed to dispel concerns of religious groups haven’t appeased critics who say the policy violates employers’ rights.

Insurers who provide coverage for religious nonprofits, or companies that administer the benefits, will provide contraceptive coverage without cost to the organization or its workers should the group object on religious grounds, the government said yesterday.