The full statement appears below along with tweets from reporters covering it:Posted on 11/26/2013 2:53:42 PM PST by NYer
The Obama administration says it is confident it will prevail in its bid to force Hobby Lobby and other religious businesses and groups to obey the HHS mandate that compels them to pay for birth control and abortion-causing drugs.
Responding to today’s news that the Supreme Court will take Hobby Lobby’s case to overturn the HHS mandate, the Obama administration released a statement saying, “We believe this requirement is lawful…and are confident the Supreme Court will agree.”
The full statement appears below along with tweets from reporters covering it:
The health care law puts women and families in control of their health care by covering vital preventive care, like cancer screenings and birth control, free of charge. Earlier this year, the Obama Administration asked the Supreme Court to consider a legal challenge to the health care law’s requirement that for-profit corporations include birth control coverage in insurance available to their employees. We believe this requirement is lawful and essential to women’s health and are confident the Supreme Court will agree.
We do not comment on specifics of a case pending before the Court. As a general matter, our policy is designed to ensure that health care decisions are made between a woman and her doctor. The President believes that no one, including the government or for-profit corporations, should be able to dictate those decisions to women. The Administration has already acted to ensure no church or similar religious institution will be forced to provide contraception coverage and has made a commonsense accommodation for non-profit religious organizations that object to contraception on religious grounds. These steps protect both women’s health and religious beliefs, and seek to ensure that women and families–not their bosses or corporate CEOs–can make personal health decisions based on their needs and their budgets.
Carney: POTUS believes that no one, including the government or for-profit corporations, should be able to dictate those decisions to women.
— Brian Hughes (@BrianHughesDC) November 26, 2013
WH on #SCOTUS contraception-mandate challenge: “We believe this requirement is lawful and essential to women’s health.” — Brian Hughes (@BrianHughesDC) November 26, 2013
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party and Planned Parenthood sent out tweets supporting the mandate.
RT if you agree: Birth control is basic health care for millions of women—employers shouldn’t get to take that away. #handsoffmyBC
— Planned Parenthood (@PPact) November 26, 2013
Retweet if you agree. #StandWithWomen pic.twitter.com/SPVIdHVgoY
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) November 26, 2013
The government responds, ping!
Ahhhhh, I guess John Roberts is STILL being BLACKMAILED over his 2 illegally adopted kids. Nice John to protect your family, HOWEVER YOU ARE HELPING TO RUIN THE COUNTRY!!! GET OVER YOURSELF and SPILL THE BEANS on this CORRUPT REGIME!!
“And if the SCOTUS decides against us, we’ll just ignore them and do what we want anyway.”
Obey....wow.
God Bless Hobby Lobby!
Looks more and more that Mr. Obama is forcing Christians to do civil disobedenance.
As long as obamma has Justice John Roberts’ vote, I believe the administration may be right on this. Just wait, you will see. I expect Roberts will go along with this.
I wonder how those “rights” work when Hobby Lobby says fine, we quit.
White House: “We believe the first amendment should not apply to you if you choose to have a business.”
I predict that this will be the last gasp of our Constitutional republic. If SCOTUS upholds this then it’s clear that our system of government is pro forma, much like the Roman Senate during the Empire.
“We’ve bribed blackmailed and bought everyone we know we can own..isn’t that right Mr. Roberts?” -wh.
“Yes master” - justice roberts.
Not “comply” with the law, but “OBEY”
This makes me so angry! Unions, Congress and their staffs, and other chain businesses get waivers when here is one that DESERVES A WAIVER!
This un-American White House doesn’t care who knows they don’t like Christians.
We expanded the offices recently. I decided we needed a man cave. We put in a big screen TV, etc. We went to Hobby Lobby and bought all sorts of oil signs, car stuff, etc. I was happy to do so and every time I can I spend money there. Same goes for chick-filet and others.
Hard to believe this isn’t satire, and these jerks really believe what they say:
“....and seek to ensure that women and families ....can make personal health decisions based on their needs and their budgets. ...[The President] believes that no one, including the government or for-profit corporations, should be able to dictate those decisions....”
FUBO
El Supremo - He grinds innocent Americans under his jackboots.But he bows and dribbles and drops his trousers for our enemies.
I fear you may be right. With the amount of power, money and information Obama has at his fingertips, how much pressure will he bring against judges who might rule against him?
Sincerely,
-Obama
....... Why stop with just John Roberts? NSA surely has turned over to Jarett/Obama confidential personal portfolios of all 9 of the so called “Supremes”, their lovers, their kids, parents, their sexual preference, hangouts, interesting cell phone calls, texts and emails and all of the above on spouses.
Yes Sir, by now Obama and Jarrett can count on any vote they want on any issue.
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