Posted on 07/22/2016 8:29:48 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker who cited religious objections while challenging the inclusion of birth control coverage in his government-provided health insurance.
State Sen. Paul Wieland said Friday that the ruling, while applying only to his family, could serve as a guide for others seeking to challenge the application of a section of President Barack Obama’s health care law that requires insurers to include coverage of contraceptives.
“I think this sets a precedent, so that if anybody else has religious convictions and they find these drugs offensive … they can use this as a court case to base their claims on,” Wieland said in a phone interview while traveling back from Cleveland, where he was a delegate at the Republican National Convention. …
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GOOD!
One more step in the right direction.
Obviously he must hate women. H8R! /sarc
Rather surprised not to see the Catholic Church in its persona of USCCB as a fellow plaintiff in this suit, but I guess their just too busy trying to tear down the borders to spend any time on this…
A reminder of how important the judges are
This judge may be one that realizes Who he ultimately will answer to.
The Catholic Church cannot get involved in politics.
The current members of the USCCB forget that when they fight for illegal immigration, which, by itself, btw, is against church teach, but I digress.
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