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Civil Rights

Jun. 14, 2001

Judge Says Employer Must Pay for Birth Control Pills

SEATTLE - An employer discriminates against women if it excludes birth-control pills from its health insurance plan, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

By Lynn Thompson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SEATTLE - An employer discriminates against women if it excludes birth-control pills from its health insurance plan, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
         In the first federal case on the issue, U.S. District Judge Robert Lasni...

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