In February 2012 she came to attention in the United States when Republicans refused to allow her to testify to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the importance of requiring insurance plans to cover birth control during a discussion on whether insurance should have a contraception mandate.
In February 2012 she came to attention in the United States when she was not admitted as a witness to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. She intended to speak on the importance of requiring insurance plans to cover birth control during a discussion on religious exceptions to contraception mandate.