Abortifacient Lawsuit Proceeds Against Notre Dame

Church Militant ^ | 1/29/20 | David Nussman

[marshmallow]

Federal judge gives go-ahead to student group's suit over insurance

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (ChurchMilitant.com) - A judge is allowing a student group's lawsuit against the University of Notre Dame and the Trump administration to continue.

"Irish 4 Reproductive Health," a group of female Notre Dame students, filed suit in 2018 against the university, as well as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor.

The lawsuit accuses the university of making an "unlawful settlement" with the government, allowing it to "deny students, employees and their dependents insurance coverage of birth control guaranteed to them by the Affordable Care Act."

On Jan. 16, Judge Philip Simon of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana turned down motions by Notre Dame and the federal government to dismiss the case.

Announcing this latest development in the lawsuit, Irish 4 Reproductive Health said they were "elated," adding, "This is a momentous step in restoring comprehensive and affordable access to reproductive health care for everyone with insurance through the University of Notre Dame."

Filing the lawsuit on the student group's behalf were the National Women's Law Center, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Center for Reproductive Rights.

Of the seven "counts" of the lawsuit, Simon ruled five remain fair game and dismissed the other two.

[lastchance]

Maybe if Notre Dame was still a Catholic University the outcome would have been different.

[dfwgator]

Buttwipe became mayor of South Bend thanks to ND students and faculty.

[daniel1212]

A liberal SCOTUS and may treat all such cases as they would a matter of racial discrimination.