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HHS contraceptives mandate update

August 1, 2011–more than two years ago. That’s when the federal government announced that employer health plans would have to cover all FDA-approved contraceptive services….

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HHS contraceptives mandate: the need for a legislative fix

HHS contraceptives mandate: the need for a legislative fix

The courts may provide some relief, permitting some businesses and some religious nonprofits to entirely escape the mandate. But there is no assurance that the courts would provide such relief to all organizations, nor that such losses in court would persuade the administration to reverse or radically modify the contraceptives mandate for other organizations.

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Colorado Christian University rejects the HHS contraceptives accommodation

Colorado Christian University rejects the HHS contraceptives accommodation

On July 2nd the Federal Register published the long-promised final regulations for the accommodation offered to non-exempt nonprofit religious employers that object to the requirement…

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Diversity in Fact, Not Just Slogans

Diversity in Fact, Not Just Slogans

Today, The Cardus Daily, a blog hosted by Cardus– a Canadian think tank dedicated to the renewal of North American social architecture- posted an article…

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IRFA President's Kuyper Lecture on Institutional Religious Freedom

IRFA President’s Kuyper Lecture on Institutional Religious Freedom

IRFA President Stanley Carlson-Thies delivered the Center for Public Justice’s Kuyper Lecture on Thursday, April 24. Title: “Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof: The Affordable Care…

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IRFA President Delivers 2013 Kuyper Lecture at Calvin College

IRFA President Delivers 2013 Kuyper Lecture at Calvin College

IRFA President Stanley Carlson-Thies on April 25 delivered the 2013 Kuyper Lecture at Calvin College. He defended the religious freedom of faith-based service organizations in…

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IRFA Submits Comments on HHS Contraceptives Mandate

IRFA’s comments argue that the administration’s proposed “accommodation” for faith-based service organizations such as hospitals, colleges, and charities does not solve the religious freedom problem.

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IRFA Submits Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

IRFA Submits Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

Last week IRFA submitted a comment to the federal government in response to the early-February Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) about “accommodating” non-exempt religious organizations…

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One Week Left to Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

One Week Left to Comment on Contraceptives Mandate Proposed Rules

April 8 is the deadline to submit comments in response to the early-February “proposed rules” (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking–NPRM) about “accommodating” non-exempt religious organizations that…

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HHS Contraceptives Mandate: House Conscience Bill Introduced

HHS Contraceptives Mandate: House Conscience Bill Introduced

Unfortunately, language to protect conscience and religious freedom in the health care context was not put into the “must-pass” money bill recently adopted by the…

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