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Court: Birth control mandate violates religious rights
Associated Press ^ | Jul. 22, 2016 9:58 PM EDT | David A. Lieb

Posted on 07/22/2016 8:29:48 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker who cited religious objections while challenging the inclusion of birth control coverage in his government-provided health insurance.

State Sen. Paul Wieland said Friday that the ruling, while applying only to his family, could serve as a guide for others seeking to challenge the application of a section of President Barack Obama’s health care law that requires insurers to include coverage of contraceptives.

“I think this sets a precedent, so that if anybody else has religious convictions and they find these drugs offensive … they can use this as a court case to base their claims on,” Wieland said in a phone interview while traveling back from Cleveland, where he was a delegate at the Republican National Convention. …

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: birthcontrol; mandate; obama; paulwieland; zerocare

1 posted on 07/22/2016 8:29:48 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

GOOD!


2 posted on 07/22/2016 8:43:32 PM PDT by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: vpintheak

One more step in the right direction.


3 posted on 07/22/2016 8:51:52 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Olog-hai

Obviously he must hate women. H8R! /sarc


4 posted on 07/22/2016 9:06:16 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
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To: Olog-hai

Rather surprised not to see the Catholic Church in its persona of USCCB as a fellow plaintiff in this suit, but I guess their just too busy trying to tear down the borders to spend any time on this…


5 posted on 07/22/2016 9:11:39 PM PDT by Vesparado (The American people know what they want and they deserve to get it good and hard --- HL Mencken)
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To: Olog-hai

A reminder of how important the judges are


6 posted on 07/22/2016 9:52:32 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster

This judge may be one that realizes Who he ultimately will answer to.


7 posted on 07/22/2016 10:51:32 PM PDT by Maudeen (Sinner Saved by Grace)
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To: Vesparado

The Catholic Church cannot get involved in politics.

The current members of the USCCB forget that when they fight for illegal immigration, which, by itself, btw, is against church teach, but I digress.


8 posted on 07/23/2016 3:47:17 AM PDT by stanne
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