Supreme Court sends Notre Dame contraception mandate challenge to lower court

[former9thward]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out an appeals court decision that went against the University of Notre Dame over its religious objections to the Obamacare health law’s contraception requirement.

The justices asked the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision in favor of the Obama administration in light of the June 2014 Supreme Court ruling that allowed closely held corporations to seek exemptions from the provision.

The court’s action means the February 2014 appeals court ruling that denied the South Bend, Indiana-based Roman Catholic university an injunction against the requirement has been wiped out.

The 2010 Affordable Care Act, known widely as Obamacare, requires employers to provide health insurance policies that cover preventive services for women including access to contraception and sterilization.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-throws-ruling-obamacare-contraception-mandate-134041881.html

[ananda]

1. That's a shame.

I really fear for women in this country these days.

[yardwork]

2. Years of appointing right wing Catholics to the Court

This is always an important reason to vote Democrats into the White House and Congress.

[mpcamb]

3. The issue also has nothing to do with reality.

Reuters-
BOSTON Wed Apr 13, 2011

"Some 98 percent of sexually active Catholic women have used contraceptive methods banned by the church, research published on Wednesday showed.

A new report from the Guttmacher Institute, the nonprofit sexual health research organization, shows that only 2 percent of Catholic women, even those who regularly attend church, rely on natural family planning."

... Sounds like it's more about economics than religion.

[blackspade]

4. More constitutional hating hypocracy by SCOTUS

Shocking...