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Senate Kills Measure to Reverse Birth Control Rule

Roy Blunt amendment on contraception coverage fails

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 1, 2012 11:16 AM CST

(AP) – The Senate today defeated a GOP effort to roll back President Obama's policy on contraception insurance coverage, the first vote on an issue that raised questions of religious and women's rights in this volatile election year. The 51-48 vote killed an amendment from...   Read full story »

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