>>> today in this country saw more of what a lot of americans feel is ugly rhetoric in the public square , a lot of it aimed squarely at women. this first started a few weeks back during a debate about birth control and religious freedom . and it's gone on from there. today it took up much of the talk on capitol hill and it didn't end there. we have two reports tonight. we'll start off with nbc' kelly o'donnell on the hill.
>> reporter: a passionate fight for freedom over new rules in the president's health care law , defined very differently. democrats see a disregard for women's rights.
>> i cannot believe this battle.
>> reporter: republicans push back.
>> with due respect, that is absolute hogwash.
>> reporter: conservatives claim freedom of religion is under assault from a government takeover.
>> only this time, it isn't the banks or the car companies. it's religion.
>> reporter: a new obama administration requirement says health insurance coverage must offer free birth control and emergency contraception . today, conservative senators tried to stop that saying the federal government cannot force employers to pay for coverage if they have a religious or moral objection. democrats argued that would lead to denying other preventive care .
>> they would no longer have to offer breast cancer screenings, cervical cancer screenings. all they have to do is say, oh, i'm really sorry, we believe prayer is the answer.
>> reporter: the divide was not gender but party.
>> this issue has become a sad example of election-year politics.
>> reporter: republican women voted with conservatives against the obama rule, except for retiring main senator olympia snow . while all the democratic women voted to block the gop measure and they won. big picture ?
>> send a woman to the senate.
>> reporter: democrats see this as a winning issue in november.
>> a republican-led senate might pass this bill. a republican president, like mitt romney , would definitely sign it.
>> reporter: and, brian, this vote was very close. three democrats did join with republicans and we have not seen the last of this issue. conservatives say they will bring up religious freedom again. they have the support of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops . and today speaker boehner said it's time for a bipartisan solution and he thinks it's time to get rid of some of the election-year rhetoric.
Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/46596862/
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