It is a good question. If these employers are claiming a religious right, then what right are those seeking free contraception claiming?
Is there a right to a morning after pill paid by someone else? Hardly. As the article says, there isn’t even a law requiring that.
The same, in one sense, with the baker who wouldn’t make a gay-wedding cake. Gay weddings aren’t even legal in Colorado. How can a court require a baker to make a cake in support of something not legal.
A gay-union cake? What the heck is that?
Unfortunately, Freedom of choice is nary voiced in the debate.
(Proper) Rights, as we all (should) know, require no 2nd/3rd/etc. party to enjoy.
As to your question RE: the cake, the State with its licensing (aka crony Capitalism and $$ theft) get my vote; the nose was already under the tent