Our Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Liberty in our nation’s capital has issued some very fine statements on Obama’s new, broadened policy which expands the religious accommodation and requires insurance companies to offer contraceptive services free of charge directly to employees at religious institutions that object to providing them. As a woman of faith, I agree with this perspective that this is a positive step in protecting the right of religious institutions to define themselves and accommodate religious conscience at the same time. The new policy leaves room for the health care needs of women–Catholics and non-Catholics alike–to obtain the health care coverage they need. Believing that our religious freedom is our first freedom and must be protected, it is important at the same time that we are mindful of the health care needs of all employees.