to all these employees of these "religious" anti-contraception employers. Difficult, I know, but that is the only way around it. Maybe on the Federal or State Exchanges for the ACA?

Send your children to legitimate colleges. Remember that Dame and Hobby Lobby provided contraception before the mandate.
Both institutions can drop dead.

for the said coverage, they REFUSE TO LET PEOPLE OPT OUT so they can buy coverage that DOES cover it, outside the institution.

That's fucking vile.

They refused to sign EBSA Form 700—Certification, until the 11th hour, now they want to void that and PREVENT Meritain and AETNA from paying for contraceptives out of their own pockets, directly to the customer without cost to Notre Dame (though reimbursed by the government).

It's not that Notre Dame doesn't want to pay for it on pain of their conscience. They want to prevent people from using it AT ALL, regardless of who pays for it.

Tyrants. Assholes. Vicious, mendacious morons.

Because the Catholic Church and its teachings don't affect anyone but Catholics! And because women can just "go to any drugstore and buy some rubbers." I know these things because a very progressive and tolerant DUer has said so.

it has nothing to do with religion.

divorced from employers entirely.

If we can't have some type of medicare-for-all/medicaid system like Canada, at the very least, let everyone, not just those whose employers don't offer insurance, to be able to pick exchange plans, qualify for subsidies according to current standards, and pick plans they like or fit their needs.

I'm sure this has nothing to do with religion or religious privilege, at least according to the Canon of Approved Thoughts here.