Electing pro-life president may be only way to end contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act as the (Supreme) court may not rule in favor of the women religious and 36 other plaintiffs. FULL ARTICLE
Today, groups of religious sisters, priests and other various Christian organizations will yet again be forced to plead for their basic First Amendment rights in front of the Supreme Court.
“As an American, I and everyone of my fellow citizens should be able to follow the law while following our faith,” said named petitioner Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life at a press conference on Tuesday. “And this government is making that impossible.”
Zubik v. Burwell, yet another case regarding the Obamacare contraception mandate, focuses on whether or not a post-Hobby Lobby “opt out” regulation can be enforced despite the sincere, deeply-held religious beliefs of nonprofit organizations, simply based on their classification under the tax code. Full Ariticle
Sister Loraine Marie Maguire, advocates, and religious leaders reacted to oral arguments in the case Zubik vs Burwell. The case concerns whether the Affordable Care Act contraceptive mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.