>>> meantime the obama administration is facing a backlash from catholic leaders over birth control . nbc's andrea mitchell joins us with the story. good morning.
>> good morning, ann. it's an issue that raises questions of church and state . first amendment freedoms and government mandates. add to it partisan politics for a volatile mix that could spell trouble for the white house in the campaign. all across the country voices on both sides are getting louder. from the pulpit and on the internet, outraged catholic clergy have been preaching against the white house decision requiring catholic hospitals, charities and other institutions to include birth control in health insurance plans.
>> never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go into the marketplace and buy a product that violates their conscience.
>> reporter: the administration says they should not be allowed to impose their faith on non-catholic employees. supporters say the constitution mandates separation of church and state .
>> people are not being forced to adopt a new set of religious beliefs by this rule. they can practice their religion as they see fit. they can choose not to use birth control .
>> reporter: 28 states already require contraceptive services included in health benefits .
>> we'll work with institutions with concerns here. it's important that we believe american women deserve access to that kind of insurance coverage regardless of where they work.
>> reporter: in this volatile campaign republican candidates call it a war on religion.
>> this is a decision so totally outrageous and such radical secular ideology i believe the hierarchy will oppose it every inch of the way.
>> reporter: the romney campaign has an online petition against the new rule.
>> we must have a president willing to preserve the right to worship god according to our own conscience.
>> reporter: other republicans say it is a fundamental moral question.
>> the decision is uncomprehensible and the president needs to back off of this issue or the courts are going to do it for him.
>> reporter: the new policy has touched a nerve with some liberal democrats like mark shields on pbs.
>> the fallout is cataclysmic for the white house and for the president. it left them out to dry. just a policy that i think is, quite frankly, indefensible.
>> reporter: surveys indicate most catholics believe they can be good members of the church without following the teaching on birth control the issue could persuade independent voters in swing states like michigan, ohio and pennsylvania, states the president needs to win.
>> thank you so much. it
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