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Supreme Court: Closely held companies can’t be required to cover contraceptives
Catholic Review ^ | 6/30/14 | Patricia Zapor

Posted on 06/30/2014 3:21:29 PM PDT by Welchie25

In a narrowly tailored 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court June 30 said closely held companies may be exempted from a government requirement to include contraceptives in employee health insurance coverage under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

The court said that Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Woods, the two family-run companies that objected to the government mandate that employees be covered for a range of contraceptives, including drugs considered to be abortifacients, are protected from the requirement of the Affordable Care Act. The opinion essentially held that for-profit companies may hold protected religious views.

But the court also said that government requirements do not necessarily lose if they conflict with an employer’s religious beliefs.

The ruling is not a slam-dunk for all entities that oppose the contraceptive mandate for religious reasons. The court noted that cases challenging the mandate for nonprofit entities, such as Catholic colleges and faith-based employers, are pending and that the June 30 ruling doesn’t consider them. The decision also did not delve into whether the private employers have religiously motivated protection from laws under the First Amendment.

It said the government failed to satisfy the requirement of RFRA, a 1993 law, that the least-restrictive means of accomplishing a government goal be followed to avoid imposing a restriction on religious expression.

The majority opinion said the ruling applies only to the contraceptive mandate and should not be interpreted to hold that all insurance coverage mandates - such as for blood transfusions or vaccinations - necessarily fail if they conflict with an employers’ religious beliefs.

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1 posted on 06/30/2014 3:21:29 PM PDT by Welchie25
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To: Welchie25

I guess the Liberal Messiah wasn’t able to bribe/extort the Chief Justice this time.


2 posted on 06/30/2014 3:24:05 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: humblegunner

What is wrong with you?


4 posted on 06/30/2014 3:29:51 PM PDT by lastchance ("Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis" St. Augustine)
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To: Welchie25

IMO the religious entities should have a stronger case than a for profit company.


5 posted on 06/30/2014 3:37:21 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Liberals were raised by women or wimps.)
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To: Welchie25

It’s abortion that won’t be covered. The left’s baby killing trumps all. Fascists.


6 posted on 06/30/2014 3:38:39 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: lastchance

Ignore the troll. Worst poster on FR, bar none.


7 posted on 06/30/2014 3:43:45 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: lastchance
What is wrong with you?

I'm not the one posting excerpts from a single source and redirecting traffic.

8 posted on 06/30/2014 3:43:49 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: VRWC For Truth
Worst poster on FR, bar none.

Yes, but maybe that pimp will knock it off. We can only hope.

9 posted on 06/30/2014 3:44:59 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: Welchie25

The court has now invented out of thin air
a new class of business that are “closely held companies”
just like they invented the class of “providing public accommodation”.


10 posted on 06/30/2014 3:49:09 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (We have met the enemy and he is us.)
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To: Repeal The 17th

Under pressure, they sliced a baby.


11 posted on 06/30/2014 3:49:40 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: humblegunner

I wish proudgunners would shut up.


12 posted on 06/30/2014 3:50:16 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Repeal The 17th

Anyhow, what would a distantly held company be?


13 posted on 06/30/2014 3:51:24 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Repeal The 17th

And more importantly, not defined what closely held company actually means.


14 posted on 06/30/2014 3:51:43 PM PDT by Fuzz
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I wish proudgunners would shut up.

Sorry about that. Have you a tissue into which you might weep?

15 posted on 06/30/2014 3:52:02 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Worst poster on FR, bar NONE. Flaming a-hat.


16 posted on 06/30/2014 4:00:09 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: humblegunner

You are close to becoming a snotrag yourself.


17 posted on 06/30/2014 4:01:32 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: VRWC For Truth

Gratuitous nuisance monger.


18 posted on 06/30/2014 4:02:10 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
You are close to becoming a snotrag yourself.

So is your Mom but I'm polite enough not to mention it.

19 posted on 06/30/2014 4:07:04 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: VRWC For Truth
Worst poster on FR, bar NONE.

Maybe you should do something about it.

20 posted on 06/30/2014 4:08:22 PM PDT by humblegunner
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