A new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows that despite the month-long debate of new Obama administration rules that require insurance coverage plans to provide women with birth control free of charge, including plans connected to religiously affiliated organizations, 56 percent Americans do not believe that religious liberty is under attack, while 39 percent do. And even among those who do think that’s it’s under attack, only six percent identify the recent contraception debate as the reason.
But the poll also shows that Americans have varying levels of support for the idea depending on the organization that must provide contraception. From PRRI:
Roughly 6-in-10 Americans say that publicly held corporations (62%) and religiously affiliated hospitals (57%) should be required to provide employees with health care plans that cover contraception. A slim majority of Americans believe that religiously affiliated colleges (54%), privately owned small businesses (53%), and religiously affiliated social service agencies (52%) should be required to provide employees with health care plans that cover contraception. Only 42% of Americans say churches and other places of worship should be required to provide this coverage to their employees.
