Papist Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Belmont Abbey gets birth-control law pass Court tells government to develop religious exemption Observer Staff Reports WASHINGTON A three-judge U.S. District Court panel has sided with Belmont Abbey College in its case against the Obama administration over the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that employers must provide free contraceptives in employee insurance plans. In a decision announced Tuesday, the judges ordered administration officials to rewrite the law, so it will not force religious institutions to offer contraceptives. Belmont Abbey College, a Roman Catholic institution in Gaston County, had sued the Obama administration over the health care mandate. College officials said it would require the school to act in a manner contradictory to church teachings. Roman Catholic doctrine is opposed to the use of artificial birth control. “Christmas came early this year,†Belmont Abbey College President William Thierfelder said in a statement released Wednesday. Attorneys for the college and the Obama administration presented oral arguments Friday before Judges A. Raymond Randolph, Merrick Garland and Thomas Griffith. In the decision, the judges noted that attorneys from the Department of Health and Human Services said the Obama administration would not require religious institutions to comply with the mandate and said the government would develop “a different rule†for employers such as Belmont Abbey. The judges said they will hold the government “at its word†to make such a change in the law. The court did not overturn the requirement that free contraceptives be provided in health insurance plans, but it ordered the administration to provide exemptions for religious organizations. The government has until March 31 to rewrite the law, judges said. Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/12/20/3736787/belmont-abbey-gets-birth-control.html#storylink=cpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Alleluia! One step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovechrist Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Hoping this is simply one of many battles against the HHS Mandate that result in victory. Proud to be an alum of the College and their hard work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PadrePioOfPietrelcino Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 It's nice to see a common sense ruling...I somehow see this administration as trying to be slippery and avoid it. Hopefully the March 31 deadline will be adhered to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesister Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 That is Good News, as we would be among those hit hard if the Mandate were ever to go through as it stands now. Our God is indeed an aesome God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inunionwithrome Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I still feel funny asking the government permission to live free when they wrote a law that oppresses me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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