Catholic universities, hospitals, and social-service organizations are fighting new federal health-care rules that would require them to cover contraceptive services for employees, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Catholic leaders say a provision exempting organizations that employ and serve people within their faith is too narrow because larger institutions such as schools and hospitals routinely hire non-Catholics.

Churches have been urging parishioners to contact the Department of Health and Human Services and call for a broader exemption.

Faith groups said the rule would force them to choose between violating their religious beliefs and dropping insurance coverage for workers.

“If you’re required to pay for services that are contrary to our teaching, the only option is to not provide benefits,” said Susan Rauscher, who heads Catholic Charities in Pittsburgh.