BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- A Roman Catholic broadcasting network based in Alabama is suing the Obama administration overs its new policy on birth control funding.
EWTN Global Catholic Network filed suit Thursday in Birmingham over the rules. Network president Michael Warsaw says the lawsuit is meant to defend Catholics and others from being forced to fund contraception.
Most employers and insurers have to cover birth control free of charge under the nation's new health care law. The administration recently announced that church-related institutions like charities, colleges and hospitals must comply after a one-year grace period.
The decision sparked an outcry from conservative Republicans and religious groups. Warsaw says EWTN had to file suit because it's being forced to use donors' contributions to pay for morally objectionable health services including contraception, sterilization and abortion drugs.