As a nurse for 25 years, I have seen the challenges and health risks for women and their families when they do not have access to the full range of health services- from contraception and maternity care to preventive check-ups and cancer screenings.

Today the Supreme Court announced that it would hear two cases that are challenges to the Affordable Care Act's coverage of birth control for women and could decide whether your boss can take away your birth control. I know how important it is for women to have conversations with their healthcare provider about their health. Allowing for-profit corporations to deny coverage of health services - including contraception - to their employees on the basis of their personal moral objections is not only outrageous, it is a bad prescription for women's health.

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