Notre Dame Students: Ending Birth Control Coverage Is Sexist and Elitist

“You knew Notre Dame was Catholic — why did you come?”

We’ve both been asked that question often, especially in light of Notre Dame’s decision to stop coverage of birth control for its students, faculty and staff. Last week the university became the first prominent employer to act on President Donald Trump’s rollback of the Obama-era mandate from the Affordable Care Act that required most employers to cover contraception without a co-payment.