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Senate Democrats are planning for a vote as soon as next week on legislation requiring for-profit companies to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives.

By Kathleen Hunter | Updated on July 09, 2014
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

July 9 (Bloomberg) — Senate Democrats are planning for a vote as soon as next week on legislation requiring for-profit companies to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives.

The measure was developed in consultation with President Barack Obama’s administration in an attempt to reverse the effect of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week, said a Senate Democratic aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because a vote hasn’t been scheduled. The bill was drafted by Democratic Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Mark Udall of Colorado.

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