The Supreme Court of The United States has ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby holding that a closely held private company cannot be compelled to provide health insurance benefits that violate the religious beliefs of the owners.
Hobby Lobby had objected to the requirement in Obamacare that would force them to pay for their employees’ abortive procedures. Hobby Lobby never objected to paying for contraception that would prevent pregnancy in the first place, but instead only objected to those treatments that would end a pregnancy after conception or fertilization had taken place.
The full text of Justice Alito’s 5-4 majority opinion is here in pdf format.
Hobby Lobby had objected to the requirement in Obamacare that would force them to pay for their employees’ abortive procedures. Hobby Lobby never objected to paying for contraception that would prevent pregnancy in the first place, but instead only objected to those treatments that would end a pregnancy after conception or fertilization had taken place.
The full text of Justice Alito’s 5-4 majority opinion is here in pdf format.
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