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Originally Posted by 44Ruger
It does not force religion on women. It is a way of allowing H.L. To make decisions that will erode laws that have been put in place by a democratic government for the protection of all Americans. HL will become a dictator employer and not a law abiding American company. The rights and needs of the many far out way the desires of one confused individual.
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HL a dictator? Hobby Lobby founder has strong beliefs about abortion and doesn't want to pay for medications that aid in aborting a fetus, not in preventing conception. Founder David Green raised the minimum wage to $14/hr. in 2013 Green also joined the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge in 2010, promising to donate half his wealth to good causes by the time he dies.
This question boiled down to religious liberty and RFRA considerations.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, was passed in 1993 by an overwhelmingly DEMOCRAT House and Senate, and signed into law by Clinton.
The SCOTUS merely upheld "established law" which did not allow any follow-on law, in this case 0bamaCare, to nullify that existing law.
In this ruling, women are not denied the contraception. Hobby Lobby does not have to pay for it on religious views. Women can go get it anywhere they want, like buy it themselves, perhaps at Target for $9/month. There were really only four drugs or abortifacients Hobby Lobby objected to. You could argue this case was about abortion, because Hobby Lobby objected to providing coverage for abortifacients - medications that would abort a fetus-something that's already conceived, as opposed to a preventative.
No female employee of Hobby Lobby is going to lose coverage of any medication, even after this ruling. Hobby Lobby’s insurance company will fill the gap in coverage left by the religious liberty exemption granted to the company, just like they do for churches and religious-affiliated non-profits