People crowd into a room during testimony about a bill that would allow Idaho employers and insurers to ignore a federal mandate to provide contraceptive coverage in their health plans at the State Capitol Monday in Boise. State Rep. Carlos Bilbao, the measure's sponsor, says no employer should be required to provide insurance that violates religious beliefs, but he's being forced to amend his bill, on grounds it has the unintended consequence of denying prescription coverage for conditions unrelated to birth control. Story here and here. (AP Photo/John Miller)

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