The 16,000-member Christian Medical Association has protested the Obama admininstration’s plan to force objecting employers to provide insurance coverage for surgical sterilization, contraceptives, and embryocidal drugs. CMA CEO Dr. David Stevens said that the regulation “violates the First Amendment rights and sensibilities of any individual or organization morally committed to life-honoring faith principles,” adding that it “tramples the conscience rights of health care professionals” and “fits a deplorable pattern of disregard for First Amendment freedoms.” [News release]