▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cons cient ious ▁Object or ▁am end ment ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁ex empt ed ▁these ▁workers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁religious ▁hosp it als , ▁from ▁being ▁required ▁to ▁provide ▁this ▁medic ation . ▁ ▁However , ▁Brown ' s ▁am end ment ▁also ▁required ▁that ▁all ▁hosp it als ▁still ▁had ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁means ▁for ▁the ▁patient ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁medic ation , ▁either ▁by ▁providing ▁another ▁health care ▁worker ▁willing ▁to ▁admin ister ▁the ▁medic ation , ▁or , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁religious ▁hosp it als , ▁to ▁provide ▁transport ation ▁to ▁another ▁facility , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁tim ely ▁manner . ▁ ▁The ▁am end ment ▁did ▁not ▁pass . ▁Brown ▁remains ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁allowing ▁religious ▁hosp it als ▁to ▁refuse ▁to ▁provide ▁emer gency ▁contra ception ▁on ▁moral ▁or ▁religious ▁grounds , ▁as ▁he ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁candidate ▁debate . ▁ ▁Energy ▁policy ▁Brown ▁supports ▁expand ing ▁solar , ▁wind , ▁and ▁nuclear ▁power , ▁and ▁off sh ore ▁dr illing ▁expl oration ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁country ' s ▁dependence ▁on ▁foreign ▁oil . ▁But , ▁when ▁faced ▁with ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁issue ▁of ▁whether ▁an ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁farm ▁should ▁be ▁allowed ▁in ▁the ▁waters ▁off ▁the ▁Cape ▁C od ▁coast ▁in ▁Massachusetts , ▁a ▁major ▁tour ist ▁destination ▁and ▁bo ating ▁location , ▁he ▁expressed ▁opposition , ▁saying ▁he ▁believed ▁it ▁would ▁h inder ▁tour ism ▁and