A federal district court issued an order Tuesday that permanently prevents the federal government from enforcing the Affordable Care Act’s abortion-pill mandate against the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute and its “Family Talk” radio show. The order also declares that the mandate violates the organization’s rights protected by the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
The Obama-era mandate forces most employers, regardless of their religious or moral convictions, to provide abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception through their health plans under threat of heavy penalties. The Trump administration’s Department of Justice abandoned its defense of the flawed mandate.
Obama HHS Abortion Mandate Loses in Court, Can’t Force James Dobson to Fund Abortions | LifeNews.com
The Obama-era mandate forces most employers, regardless of their religious or moral convictions, to provide abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception through their health plans under threat of heavy penalties. The Trump administration’s Department of Justice abandoned its defense of the flawed mandate.
Obama HHS Abortion Mandate Loses in Court, Can’t Force James Dobson to Fund Abortions | LifeNews.com
