Hobby Lobby, and other traditional-morals companies, have the right to opt out of the portion of Obamacare, that forces them to provide contraceptives.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday morning that companies can have religious objections, allowing them to opt out of Obamcare contraceptive mandates.
“This is a landmark decision for religious freedom. The Supreme Court recognized that Americans do not lose their religious freedom when they run a family business.” stated Lori Windham, Senior Counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and counsel for Hobby Lobby in this case:
Barbara Green, co-founder of Hobby Lobby said:
“Our family is overjoyed by the Supreme Court’s decision. Today the nation’s highest court has re-affirmed the vital importance of religious liberty as one of our country’s founding principles. The Court’s decision is a victory, not just for our family business, but for all who seek to live out their faith. We are grateful to God and to those who have supported us on this difficult journey.”
The SCOTUS ruling was 5-4 decision. supporting the idea that liberals on the court decide law based on political interests, not the US Constitution, which protects freedom of religion.
Four ideologue liberals on the court voted against religions freedom, in favor of the forced Obamacare requirements.
The ruling means the Obama administration has to come up with some other avenue if it wants to give free birth control. The court left open other roads to that goal.
Free birth control is among many perks that n=must be provided at no extra charge under Obamacare.
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