Washington, DC – Religious Groups Must Offer Employees Birth Control

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    Washington, DC – The US Supreme Court rejected today a bid by religious groups to stop offering their employees birth-control benefits as part of their health insurance.

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    The top court rejected a petition by the groups arguing that by being forced to offer contraception pills and equipment on their employee health-insurance plans, their First Amendment rights to free speech were violated.
    The petition sought to overturn a New York state law that mandated that all employees of religious groups must have access to birth-control measures as part of their employer-provided health insurance.

    The Supreme Court did not publish an explanation of its decision against the petition, which had also been supported by Orthodox Jewish and other religious groups in a brief to the court. [afp]


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    Yup, there go the modern orthodox again
    1-800-DIAL-A-HETER

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    And why exactly have the orthodox jewish groups supported that lawsuit? If a woman gets a heter from her Rav, which is not uncommon, are they supposed to pay it out of pocket? Do they even have a clue of what that can cost? Shmuks again!