Sunday, June 8, 2014
Catholic employers temporarily exempt from contraception mandate
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma [official website] on Wednesday granted an injunction [order, PDF] that temporarily exempts more than 200 Catholic employers from providing insurance coverage for birth control under the of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [materials; JURIST backgrounder]. The Catholic Benefits Association [advocacy website] had filed suit in March, arguing that the contraception mandate violates their religious beliefs. Judge David Russell found that the plaintiffs would face...
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