2012-09-12/Craft Store Chain Sues For Right To Deny Their Employees Contraception Coverage

title/short::Craft Store Chain Sues For Right To Deny Their Employees Contraception Coverage Although the Obamacare provision that requires employers to provide contraceptive services free of charge contains an exemption for religious organizations that believe birth control is against their beliefs, conservative Christian institutions continue to fight against it as a perceived affront to their religious liberty. Two prominent lawsuits brought against Obamacare's birth control mandate have already been dismissed, but that hasn’t stopped an Oklahoma-based crafts supply chain from adding their own legal challenge to the law.
 * when: when posted::2012-09-12
 * author: author::Tara Culp-Ressler
 * source: site::ThinkProgress
 * topics: topic::Hobby Lobby topic::anti-contraception topic::health insurance topic::religious right
 * link: URL::http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/09/12/835861/craft-store-sues-contraception/
 * title: title::Craft Store Chain Sues For Right To Deny Their Employees Contraception Coverage
 * summary: Hobby Lobby, a large chain of craft stores owned by conservative evangelical Christians, filed a federal lawsuit against the contraception mandate today, claiming they should have the right to deny coverage for emergency contraception to over 13,000 employees across 40 states. Hobby Lobby's owners, the Green family, claim the Obamacare requirement to provide employer-based coverage for that contraceptive service violates their freedom of religion and speech...

Hobby Lobby, a large chain of craft stores owned by conservative evangelical Christians, filed a federal lawsuit against the contraception mandate today, claiming they should have the right to deny coverage for emergency contraception to over 13,000 employees across 40 states. Hobby Lobby's owners, the Green family, claim the Obamacare requirement to provide employer-based coverage for that contraceptive service violates their freedom of religion and speech...