ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - Georgia is among a growing number of statesfiling legislation challenging a recent Obama administrationdecision that seeks to guarantee employees of religion-affiliatedinstitutions reproductive health coverage, which would includecontraception.

      Columbus Republican Josh McKoon has filed Senate Bill 460, whichrecognizes birth control as beneficial to women and the familyplanning process, but would not require church-affiliated employersto provide contraception.

      Similar bills have been filed recently in Idaho, Missouri andArizona. They echo a separate proposal in Congress that allowsinsurance plans to opt out of the requirement on contraceptioncoverage if they have moral objections.

      Opposition to the Obama rule led the administration to shift theburden from religious organizations to insurance companies, asolution that did little to satisfy opponents and led to thestatehouse challenges.