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Although the Church hierarchy and many Catholic employers oppose legislation requiting that employee health benefits include coverage of contraceptives, a sizable proportion of Catholic universities have devised ways to offer such coverage to faculty members "in a manner that they feel does not compromise their identity as Catholic institutions." (1) Of the 121 four-year Catholic universities that participated in a survey conducted in 2001, all but one provide coverage for pregnancy-related services as part of their health benefits. Sixty--about one-third of all Catholic universities in the United States--offer a choice of plans, including at least one that covers contraceptives. Fourteen of these schools are in states that require contraceptive coverage in ...