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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Federal Judge Grants Injunction Against Obamacare's Contraception-
Abortifacient Mandate
June 5, 2014 - 2:50 PM
By Kelly Lawyer
Yesterday, a federal judge in Oklahoma granted a temporary health care
mandate injunction to approximately 200 Catholic employers. According to the
Preliminary Injunction, the employers do not have to provide coverage for
contraceptives, including those that cause abortions, and are exempt from
all fines and penalties.
In March, the Catholic Benefits Association (CBA) filed a lawsuit stating
the Affordable Care Act violated its stance against contraceptives. U.S.
District Judge David Russell said, in regards to his decision, "The harm
posed to these plaintiffs absent relief is quite tangible-they will either
face severe monetary penalties or be required to violate their religious
beliefs."
The lawsuit is unique because it includes Catholic-owned businesses, as well
as non-exempt ministries and churches, CBA says in a statement provided to
MRCTV.
The CBA's general counsel, Martin Nussbaum, noted "this ruling is especially
gratifying because this lawsuit, alone among the HHS contraceptive mandate
cases, includes three groups of Catholic employers-"houses of worship" that
are, by regulation, exempt; non-exempt ministries like colleges, Catholic
Charities, and healthcare institutions; and Catholic-owned for profit
businesses."
The association - which includes archdioceses, an insurance company, and a
nursing home across almost 2,000 Catholic parishes nationwide - believes in
the Catholic teaching that their ministries should include health care to
their employees. But members "also believe in the Catholic teaching that any
artificial interference with the creation and nurture of new life is wrong,
" Russell said.
The government's attorney, Bradley P. Humphreys (U.S. Department of Justice)
, declined to comment Thursday on the judge's ruling. Yesterday's decision
is just one in over 100 lawsuits by profit and non-profit organizations that
have filed lawsuits against the government's mandate. |
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