Supporting Pregnant Women Means Protecting Faith-Based Service Providers

Supporting Pregnant Women Means Protecting Faith-Based Service Providers

July 2, 2018 Chelsea Langston Bombino On June 26, the Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 ruling in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates…

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California’s Crisis Pregnancy Centers: A Missed Opportunity to Support Women

California’s Crisis Pregnancy Centers: A Missed Opportunity to Support Women

By Chelsea Langston Bombino On Tuesday, March 20, the U. S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v….

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Religious charities and birth control

Religious charities and birth control

On March 9, 2015, the US Supreme Court told the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Chicago) to review its ruling denying the University of Notre…

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New contraceptives mandate "accommodations" announced

New contraceptives mandate “accommodations” announced

On Friday, August 22, 2014, the federal government proposed an alternative accommodation method for religious nonprofits that object to including coverage of some or all…

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Hobby Lobby's victory leads to congressional attack on RFRA

Hobby Lobby’s victory leads to congressional attack on RFRA

On June 30, the US Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Woods, two family-owned companies that had…

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After Hobby Lobby: Wheaton College gains Supreme Court protection

After Hobby Lobby: Wheaton College gains Supreme Court protection

Within just a few days of its Hobby Lobby ruling, the US Supreme Court gave temporary protection against the contraceptives mandate to Wheaton College, an…

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Supreme Court:  business isn't a religion-free zone

Supreme Court: business isn’t a religion-free zone

“The US Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision upholds a vital principle, according to IRFA President Stanley Carlson-Thies: “[T]he decision importantly vindicates business as a realm…

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HHS contraceptives mandate: wholesale victory for Catholic employers

HHS contraceptives mandate: wholesale victory for Catholic employers

A significant number of Catholic (as well as Protestant) businesses and religious nonprofit organizations have sued the federal government to get relief from the mandate…

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Are faith-based organizations due religious freedom?

Are faith-based organizations due religious freedom?

The federal government has created a three-tier religious freedom system as part of the HHS contraceptives mandate. Churches are fully religious and exempt. Businesses are…

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HHS contraceptives mandate lawsuits

HHS contraceptives mandate lawsuits

This dispute is far from over. New lawsuits continue to be filed, and courts continue to rule, albeit slowly–and the very strong trend of vindicating…

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