Obamacare: Federal Court Nixes Religious Contraceptive Mandate Challenge

A federal appeals court has reversed lower-court victories by two western Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses and a private Christian college that challenged birth control coverage mandates as part of federal health care reforms.

 

The 3-0 ruling Wednesday by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found that the reforms place “no substantial burden” on the religious groups and therefore don’t violate their First Amendment right to religious expression.

 

All three organizations are mulling whether to appeal to the entire 3rd Circuit Court or the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

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