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Should Obamacare Waive Morning After Pill Mandate on Companies Founded on Religion?
A federal judge rejected the business' request to block the mandate to provide morning-after and week-after birth control pills. Is this an assault on religious liberty?
A federal judge has ruled against Hobby Lobby, a Christian-owned company that describes itself as a "biblically founded business" in its attempt to apply for exclusion in one of the Obamacare mandates. Hobby Lobby believes that the "use of the morning-after and week-after birth control pills are tantamount to abortion because they prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in a woman's womb," CBS.com reports. This is the largest corporation to file suit against the mandate. It has, however, been denied.
Churches and religious institutions and corporations have been given a reprieve from these particular mandates, but not businesses. A government attorney said that the drugs "do not cause abortions," and that the U.S. "has a compelling interest in mandating insurance coverage for them."
The Green family who founded Hobby Lobby face a $1.3 million daily fine, beginning Jan. 1, if they ignore the law. It is reported that they plan to appeal.
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Should businesses founded on religious principles also be required to comply with this mandate or, like churches and religious organizations, should exclusions apply in such cases?