On Tuesday, Senate Democrats pledged to stand up for women's right to access free birth control by fighting against the recent Supreme Court ruling that exempts "closely held" companies from offering their workers contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act if doing so violates their religious beliefs.

Last week, the Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 ruling in favor of the evangelical owners of Hobby Lobby, who objected to covering four out of the 20 variations of contraception provided under the ACA, or "Obamacare," due to their moral convictions.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby decision "outrageous" and vowed that the Democrat-controlled Senate will fight to ensure that women have access to contraception coverage through their employer health insurance, reports the Huffington Post.

Democrats are moving quickly to pass the new legislation, which was co-authored by Sens. Patty Murray and Mark Udall, that would stop for-profit companies from using their religious beliefs as grounds to reject health benefits guaranteed under President Obama's signature health care law, reports the Associated Press. However, the bill would preserve an exemption for churches and non-profit religious organizations like Catholic hospitals and schools from the contraception mandate.

"The U.S. Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision opened the door to unprecedented corporate intrusion into our private lives. Coloradans understand that women should never have to ask their bosses for a permission slip to access common forms of birth control or other critical health services," said Sen. Udall said in a statement, according to the HuffPo. "My common-sense proposal will keep women's private health decisions out of corporate board rooms, because your boss shouldn't be able to dictate what is best for you and your family."

"Your health care decisions are not your boss' business," Sen. Murray said on Tuesday. "Since the Supreme Court decided it will not protect women's access to health care, I will."