Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Supreme Court Justice delays health law’s birth control mandate

WASHINGTON — Only hours before the law was to take effect, a Supreme Court justice on Tuesday blocked implementation of part of President Barack Obama’s health care law that would have forced some religion-affiliated organizations to provide health insurance for employees that includes birth control.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s decision came after a flurry of efforts by Catholic-affiliated groups from around the nation. Those groups had rushed to the federal courts to stop Wednesday’s start of portions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
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1 comment:

  1. Instead of expecting Federally subsidized insurers to provide free contraceptives, wouldn't it be better -- and cheaper for all concerned -- if these coeds just kept their legs crossed?

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