White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest
The White House reacts to our bold new era of
closely held corporate sharia:
"Today's decision jeopardizes the health of women that are employed by these companies," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. He added: "We believe that a company should not be able to assert their views to deny employees federally mandated coverage." [...]
"President Obama has said that [women] should be able to make decisions for themselves rather than their bosses deciding for them," he said. "As millions of women know, contraception is often vital to their well-being. We will work with Congress to make sure that any women affected by this decision will still have the same coverage and vital health services as everyone else."
Of course, our current Congress fumbles even primitive tasks like keeping the government's lights on; the odds that the Republican Party will line up to reverse a Supreme Court decision that they themselves clamored for are low. The War on Women continues apace—even in an election year.