Thread by @Mmontsealvarado

#BREAKING: After 8 years and a #SCOTUS victory, nuns are still being bullied in court. The Ninth Circuit just ruled 2-1 against the Little Sisters’ religious exemption from the HHS mandate. (Thread): s3.amazonaws.com/becketnewsite/…

This and another decision against the Little Sisters from the Third Circuit in July mean that it is time for #SCOTUS to *once again* step in and rule definitively on the HHS mandate. 2/

The Ninth Circuit agrees at least on that much, saying it would “welcome guidance from the Supreme Court.” 3/

Judge Kleinfeld dissented from the decision, lamenting that the “public fervor and litigation has never stopped” since the HHS Mandate was first issued. 4/

A 2016 #SCOTUS victory, a 2018 trial court victory, and a 2018 #HHS rule protect the Little Sisters of the Poor from having to provide abortifacients like the week-after pill in their healthcare plans. But CA, PA, and 19 other states sued to take away their religious exemption 5/

The Little Sisters never wanted this fight and have spent 8 years trying to focus on caring for the elderly poor instead of fighting senseless legal battles. The states in these lawsuits should leave the nuns alone. 6/

If the last 8 years have showed us anything, it’s that the federal and state government have ways to get contraceptives to women without using nuns. 7/

The Ninth Circuit decision joins a Third Circuit ruling against the Little Sisters from July 12. We *and the U.S. Solicitor General* have asked #SCOTUS to review that decision. It must step in to fix the mess and secure #religiousfreedom for the Little Sisters. Enough is enough.