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Originally Posted by Halibut

That seems consistent with what I understand their beliefs to be, no? They're not against birth control per se, but against drugs that act once conception has taken place.



But corporations also must abide by all applicable Federal and State laws, so they don't have the right to fully decide how to run their businesses. The Hobby Lobby owners felt strongly enough about this to pursue it and get the law changed, and I personally don't have a quarrel with it except for the "can of worms" aspect as noted by Judge Ginsburg.

Not to put words in Redwitch's mouth, but this may be what she was alluding to -- that this opens the door for any privately-held company owned by zealots of any stripe to claim that they shouldn't be forced to comply with XYZ law because of their own religious or moral beliefs. And their beliefs could be any danged thing. I don't think that's gonna happen because, well, judicial bias comes into play again.

[Gah, sorry to rehash. I just realized I missed a page of posts, so some of this has already been said.]

There is a legal difference between a publicly traded corporation and a closely held family corporation. That was a key determinant of this case.