#BREAKING: Catholic & Anglican nuns, Roman Catholic dioceses, Baptist & Lutheran churches and other religious ministries just asked #SCOTUS to protect them against the State of New York’s mandate that all employers cover abortions in their health plans. becketnewsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Roman-Catholic…
It all goes back to the 2011 #HHS mandate—the same one the Little Sisters of the Poor have been fighting for a decade. In 2017—when the Little Sisters were already 2 #SCOTUS victories in—NY created a similar state-wide mandate, but this time requiring coverage for abortion.
NY’s mandate narrowly exempts religious entities that primarily employ and serve those of their own faith, but religious orgs that employ and serve people regardless of faith must pay.
These diverse religious organizations have deeply held religious beliefs on the sanctity of life. If the NY mandate is allowed to stand, they face crippling fines totaling millions of dollars per year for upholding their beliefs. becketlaw.org/case/diocese-o…
#SCOTUS has already told CA & PA they can subsidize contraception on their own without conscripting the Little Sisters of the Poor. It should also let NY know that religious orgs can’t be forced to pay for abortions against their deepest moral convictions.
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