Sunday, June 30, 2013

Federal Appeals Court: Hobby Lobby can Challenge Obamacare without having to pay fines

Hobby Lobby and a sister company will not be subject to $1.3 million in daily fines for failing to provide access to certain forms of birth control through its employees' health care plans, a judge ruled Friday. 
U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton set a hearing for July 19 to address claims by the owners of Hobby Lobby and the Mardel Christian bookstore chains that their religious beliefs are so deeply rooted that providing every form of birth control would violate their conscience. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had said Thursday the companies were likely to prevail.
Until the hearing, the government cannot impose fines against Hobby Lobby or Mardel for failing to comply with all of the federal Affordable Care Act. The companies oppose birth-control methods that can prevent implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus, such as an intrauterine device or the morning-after pill. 
"The opinion makes it very clear what is a valid religious belief and what is not," said Emily Hardman, spokeswoman for The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The group is representing the companies and their owners, the Green family.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

According to Christians, "religious freedom" means using their religion to deny other people freedom.