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Ron Paul on Thursday slammed President Obama’s move to mandate that healthcare plans include birth control in a list of preventive services that would be covered as free, saying in a news release that the president made a “mockery” of the concerns of Christian conservatives.

“I am deeply troubled by the flippancy with which President Obama recently discussed regulations that are alarming and troublesome for many Americans,” said Rep. Paul (R-Texas). “Not all Americans are comfortable with the Obama administration’s decision to mandate coverage of birth control and morning-after pill! s, and the considerations of these people, many of them Christian conservatives, are worthy of careful consideration â€" not mockery.”

Late last month, a coalition of Catholic colleges and universities asked the administration to repeal the decision, or create an exemption for religiously affiliated healthcare providers. Though the bill includes an exception for “religious institutions that offer insurance to their employees,” Catholic groups have said that the provision does not allow enough leeway.

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