Federal Court Rules Against Notre Dame's Birth Control Appeal

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

CATHERINE THOMPSON – FEBRUARY 22, 2014, 2:10 PM EST

A federal court ruled against the University of Notre Dame on Friday in a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act's birth control mandate, the Associated Press reported.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago upheld a federal judge's previous ruling that denied Notre Dame's request for an injunction to prevent it from complying with the birth control mandate. The court noted in its decision that Notre Dame already notified the administrator of its employee plan as well as the insurer for students that the university would not pay for contraception coverage.

The Roman Catholic university had re-filed its lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's birth control mandate on the basis of religious freedom in December. Its original lawsuit had been dismissed because the school would not be subject to the health care law's regulation in the first place, as birth control is to be provided directly by insurers to employees at religious schools.


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[another_liberal]

1. It's always nice to win one on this front.

Some people are just determined to force their religious beliefs on everyone in our country. Guess they think no one else can decide how to live or take moral responsibility for themselves?

[Kelvin Mace]

2. A bright spot in my day

Any time some religious loon's blood pressure spikes because women are being treated like humans, I'm a happy guy.

[another_liberal]

3. Same here.

It's like they can't understand why women don't seem to, "Know their place."

[olegramps]

4. What is frustrating is that the vast majority of Catholics don't agree with the Churh's doctrne.

I would like to remind the bishops that the birth control commission that was established by Pope John XXIII voted to liberalize the Church's teachings. Their recommendations were ignored by Pope Paul VI and his cronies who feared that if the Church reversed itself the papacy would lose its credibility. What these narrow minded people actually accomplished is just what they had tried to prevent. The entire cadre ultra-traditionalists appointed by John Paul II are attempting to enforce doctrines that have absolutely minimal support by the laity.

[UpInArms]

5. I can never understand what part of

"freedom of religion" these freaks don't get -

We have freedom to choose not to follow their beliefs - even when we have to share the same oxygen.

[theHandpuppet]

6. Finally, a victory

Don't miss the comments section following the article. Some good stuff there, too.

[Comrade Grumpy]

7. Good. n/t