Posted on 06/05/2014 10:49:38 AM PDT by Welchie25
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ruled June 4 that members of the Catholic Benefits Association (CBA), including the Archdiocese of Baltimore and Catholic Review Media (CRMedia), are exempt from the Affordable Care Act’s mandate requiring all employers, including most religious employers, to provide insurance coverage for contraception, sterilization and abortion-causing drugs.
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said the court decision will allow the CBA to provide “quality, cost-competitive, morally compliant health care benefits for their employees.”
Here’s what Catholics need to know:
This all began in 2011 when the HHS defined “preventive services.” Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010. Also called ‘Obamacare,’ the sweeping health care reform law required insurance pay for “preventive services,” but allowed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to interpret that requirement.
The bishops asked that sterilization and contraception not be included, but they were among services the administration adopted in August 2011. The next month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops formed the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, which Archbishop Lori heads, to fight threats to religious freedom.
After push-back from Catholic bishops and other leaders, President Barak Obama offered an “accommodation” in 2012 for faith-based organizations by allowing a third party provider to offer the services, but the bishops found it insufficient. Organizations that do not comply with the renewal of their insurance policies in 2014 are subject to a daily fine.
This isn’t (all) about birth control. The Catholic Church’s opposition to contraception dates back to the early church, Catholic leaders (including Archbishop Lori) have argued that funding, facilitating or paying for contraception, sterilization and abortifacients violates Catholic teaching.
They emphasize, however, that their push-back is based on religious freedom.
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicreview.org ...
Of Course, IT`s MARY Land.
We could have defunded this horrid act but we chickened out.
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Not to nitpick, but do you ever post a reply, ever?
"The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ..."
When did Oklahoma become part of Maryland? If you read the article carefully, you will see that the CBA has as one of its members the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Not to nitpick, but do you ever post a reply, ever?
Calling all humblegunner.
Score one for the good guys against the anti-Christian leftist jihad nanny state.
Nanny State PING!
Thanks for the ping!
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