« FFFT Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next

Re: Supreme Court Rules Family-Owned Corporations Are Not Required to Pay for Contraception Coverage

By: oldCADuser in FFFT | Recommend this post (0)
Mon, 30 Jun 14 9:40 PM | 116 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Food For Further Thought
Msg. 65223 of 65535
(This msg. is a reply to 65218 by clo)

Jump:
Jump to board:
Jump to msg. #

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/06/30/3453598/no-a-win-for-hobby-lobby-is-not-a-win-for-religion/




Avatar

OCU


- - - - -
View Replies (1) »



» You can also:
- - - - -
The above is a reply to the following message:
Supreme Court Rules Family-Owned Corporations Are Not Required to Pay for Contraception Coverage
By: clo
in FFFT
Mon, 30 Jun 14 8:16 PM
Msg. 65218 of 65535

Supreme Court Rules Family-Owned Corporations Are Not Required to Pay for Contraception Coverage

Requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception violated a federal law protecting religious freedom, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision on Monday.

The decision, which applied to two companies owned by Christian families, opened the door to challenges from other corporations to many laws that may be said to violate their religious liberty.

The coverage requirement was put in place under President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. It was challenged by two corporations whose owners say they try to run their businesses on religious principles: Hobby Lobby, a chain of crafts stores, and Conestoga Wood Specialties, which makes wood cabinets.

READ MORE »
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/us/supreme-court-ruling-in-contraceptive-case-is-awaited.html?emc=edit_na_20140630


« FFFT Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next