What does this do for EWTN? Didn’t a state supreme court recently rule that the network had to comply even though it was against their closely held doctrine?
I would think this is good news for EWTN. Catholic hospitals is a lawsuit for another day.
According to Catholic News Agency, the Hobby Lobby decision, which applies to for-profit businesses, won't necessarily affect the Irondale nonprofit TV network. EWTN's filing came 10 days after a U.S. District Court Judge ruled against the network. Without an injunction, EWTN would be forced to offer contraception to its employees as part of its health care plan beginning July 1.
We will have to wait until later today to gain a better understanding of the full impact. In the Hobby Lobby case, the company did not object to contraception, only 3 of the drugs which cause an abortion. The Catholic Church is against contraception.
Hasn’t EWTN just gone to the Supreme Court for a decision? I do not know if they will be included in this, but I cannot see why not. (Musician here, not lawyer).