I can appreciate your reaction finding out the spin you were given was unmitigated hogwash.

The feasible solution was the one proposed in several comments by religious organizations BEFORE the rule was adopted by the Government under Kathleen Sebelius, the Administration’s house Catholic.

The Government in adopting the rule, and then pursuing the cases, took the position that the solution was excessively burdensome on the Government and pursued that line for almost three years in courts.

Once it dropped that pose, there was no can to kick down the road.

I would get really familiar with the law under which these cases were litigated and how the Government was coerced into its admission before digging your hole any deeper.