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The Supreme Court's decision in June that some companies did not have to provide contraceptive coverage for their employees only started the debate. In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, the Supreme Court decided that under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, the religious convictions of a company's owners could apply to the company itself.

The supreme court ruled that ceos of large corporations can deny their female employees birth control. Ceos have the right to deny women birth control because of their own personal beliefs. Many women have struggled to afford birth control.