Congressman Paul Ryan summarized the fight over the HHS contraception mandate really well on Meet the DeMSM yesterday. Here’s the essence of the issue (via NRO), in one concise paragraph:
What we’re getting from the White House on this conscience issue, it’s not an issue about contraception, it’s an issue that reveals a political philosophy the president is showing that basically treats our constitutional rights as if they were revocable privileges from our government, not inalienable rights from our creator.
The Unalienable Right 