The Supreme Court last week agreed to take a case from Christian-run business Hobby Lobby, which is suing the Obama administration over its mandate that it pay for birth control and abortion-causing drugs for its employees. But where do Americans stand on the issue of whether employers should be forced to comply with the mandate.

A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows they apparently agree.

“Half of voters now oppose a government requirement that employers provide health insurance with free contraceptives for their female employees,” Rasmussen reports today.

The poll found: “The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters still believe businesses should be required by law to provide health insurance that covers all government-approved contraceptives for women without co-payments or other charges to the patient.

Fifty-one percent (51%) disagree and say employers should not be required to provide health insurance with this type of coverage. Eleven percent (11%) are not sure.”

The poll found support for Hobby Lobby ad other plaintiffs opposing the mandate has risen, with 46-43 percent opposing the HHS mandate in its 2012 survey.

“A plurality (48%) of voters also believes a business should be able to opt out of providing health insurance coverage for contraceptives if providing such coverage violates the religious beliefs of the business’ owner. Nearly as many (42%), however, think a business should not be allowed to opt out of this requirement for religious reasons,” Rasmussen indicated. “Voters favored allowing a business to opt out by a narrower 46% to 41% margin last December.”

From the poll:

Sixty-four percent (64%) of Democrats believe businesses should be required by law to provide health insurance coverage for their female employees that includes free contraceptives. Eighty percent (80%) of Republicans and 54% of voters not affiliated with either major party oppose this requirement. Similarly, 72% of GOP voters and 53% of unaffiliateds think a business should be allowed to opt out of this mandate if providing such coverage violates the religious beliefs of the business owner. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Democrats say a business should not be allowed to opt out for this reason. Most men believe a business should be able to opt out; women are evenly divided. Voters under 40 are much stronger supporters of the contraceptive coverage requirement and much stronger opponents of opting out than their elders are. CLICK LIKE IF YOU’RE PRO-LIFE! Sixty percent (60%) of pro-choice voters think a business should be required to provide health insurance coverage for its women employees that includes free contraceptives. Seventy-four percent (74%) of pro-life voters disagree.

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on December 1, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

Another poll last week found 59 percent of Americans disagree with the mandate.