Commonweal reports that faculty at John Carroll University, a Catholic institution, have requested that the school's president include contraception coverage in the university's insurance and stand up to the bishops. The first signature is from Paul Lauritzen, a professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.
I don't really have a dog in this fight, not being Catholic. But, I do think it's important to highlight where the pushback is. Selection from text of letter, and link to whole thing, on the flip.
Entire Letter in PDF.
The American bishops have accused the Obama administration of attacking religious liberty in mandating insurance coverage of contraception. On the contrary, we believe the insurance mandate is driven by a concern for women's health. Despite the rhetoric used by opponents of the mandate and the accommodation, we should not lose sight of the fact that the Institute of Medicine recommended insurance coverage of contraception without cost-sharing or deductibles because unplanned pregnancies harm the health of women and children and lead to more abortions.
We believe the faculty and administration of John Carroll University need to take a stand in the face of the bishops' unwillingness to accept the accommodation offered by the Obama administration. We thus ask that, along with the presidents of other Catholic and Jesuit universities, you urge the bishops to avoid the inflammatory rhetoric they have been using to attack the administration's policy. We ask that you would stand up to those who would play politics with women's health.
Further resistance comes from
Catholics for Choice.