The Promised Contraceptives "Accommodation":  Judge Says "Show Me!"

The Promised Contraceptives “Accommodation”: Judge Says “Show Me!”

The 40 cases filed against the HHS contraceptives mandate are in various stages of consideration or awaiting action or appeal. The plaintiffs are not eligible…

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Opposition to the Contraceptives Mandate:  Not Just an Election Ploy?!

Opposition to the Contraceptives Mandate: Not Just an Election Ploy?!

Many in the media and the commentariat have tried to undermine the many protests against the HHS contraceptives mandate by claiming that campaigns, statements, and…

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Lawsuits vs. HHS Contraceptives Mandate Continue to be Filed

Lawsuits vs. HHS Contraceptives Mandate Continue to be Filed

According to HHS Mandate Information Central on the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty website, which has overviews, with links to documents, of all the lawsuits…

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Contraceptives Mandate Creates Two Classes of Religious Organizations

Contraceptives Mandate Creates Two Classes of Religious Organizations

From Stanley Carlson-Thies, “Which Religious Organizations Count as Religious? The Religious Employer Exemption of the Health Insurance Law’s Contraceptives Mandate,” now available as part of…

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HHS Contraceptives Mandate Litigation

HHS Contraceptives Mandate Litigation

It is difficult to keep up with the court cases challenging the HHS contraceptives mandate–the requirement that employee health plans (except for grandfathered ones and…

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Another Burden Imposed by the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

Another Burden Imposed by the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

Many faith-based organizations (and also businesses with religious owners) consider themselves in a real bind: they want to offer their employees health insurance but have…

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A Welcome, If Suspect, Softening of the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

A Welcome, If Suspect, Softening of the HHS Contraceptives Mandate

On August 15 the Department of Health and Human Services issued an amended version of its “temporary enforcement safe harbor” document offering–temporary!–protection from having to…

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Party Platforms, God Talk, and Faith-Based Services

Party Platforms, God Talk, and Faith-Based Services

The abundant commentary last week about the disappearance and reappearance of the word “God” from the Democratic Party’s 2012 platform was not very illuminating. More…

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Audio FAQ on Federal Contraceptives Mandate

The recording of a July 31 IRFA conference call on the mandate on the HHS Contraceptives Mandate will impact FBOs.

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Protest Letter Sent to HHS Secretary About Two-Class Religious Scheme

The federal administration has created a dangerous two-class system of religious organizations by the way it is dealing with the religious-freedom implications of the health…

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