Vermont joins in supporting contraceptives coverage mandate

WASHINGTON — Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan is among almost two dozen state attorneys general opposing a new Trump administration rule that allows employers to opt out of offering insurance coverage for contraception.
A rule issued in October allows employers not to cover birth control for employees in their health care plans if they have a religious objection.
Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerThe new rule rolled back an Obama-era mandate, whic