Religious exemptions Archives

Court order blocking contraception exemptions upheld

Jul 13, 2019

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court order that blocked the Trump administration from enforcing rules that allow more employers to deny insurance coverage for contraceptives to women.

By Associated Press

Foster agency sued for turning down Catholic

Feb 15, 2019

A Catholic mother says a federally funded South Carolina foster agency abruptly stopped working with her and won’t allow her to foster children because she’s “not the right kind of Christian.”

By Meg Kinnard

Trump administration announces new conscience exemptions for contraceptive mandate

Nov 8, 2018

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor released two updated rules concerning conscience protections for organizations and individuals in relation to the HHS contraception mandate.

By Catholic News Agency

Mixed court decisions for Catholic groups seeking relief from HHS mandate

Aug 21, 2015

A federal court stayed its earlier decision compelling the Little Sisters of the Poor to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate, meaning the group can choose not to comply while waiting on an appeal to the Supreme Court. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in July that

By Michael O'Loughlin

Catholic groups hope the Supreme Court will hear their contraception mandate cases

Aug 18, 2015

When it comes to the Obama Administration’s contraception mandate, might the New York-based Priests for Life become the nonprofit equivalent of Hobby Lobby? The group announced Monday that the Supreme Court will meet Sept. 28 to decide whether or not to take up its appeal of a lower court’s decision

By Michael O'Loughlin

Nuns challenge policy on contraceptive access

Jul 12, 2015

WASHINGTON — Four federal appeals courts have upheld efforts by the Obama administration to guarantee access to free birth control for women, suggesting that the government may have found a way to circumvent religious organizations that refuse to provide coverage for some or all forms of contraception. While pleased with

By nyt