I read all the posts here. Based on the article, Romney got legal advice from his attorney. He did not get a court mandate. I think if he was as passionate as he claims, he would have told his attorney to take it to court. I want to see a court in the United States tell a private Catholic Hospital that they are forced to provide abortions or the morning after pill and settle it with the Supreme court once and for all. I know the article states that the Catholic Church remains exempt, but as much as I am happy to know that, why should a Baptist or any other Church NOT be exempt. He should have fought it.
“I know the article states that the Catholic Church remains exempt...”
Integrity, appreciate and agree with your broader sentiment, but the article does not say the Catholic Church remains exempt. The Mass Catholic Conference lawyer simply stated his disagreement with the Gov’s legal interpretation.
The Gov’s edict still trumps the MCC’s legal opinion, meaning Mitt’s govt enforced the mandatory dispensing requirement as applicable to all hospitals, including Catholics, and it was left to the church or the hospitals to go to court to contest it.