8th Circuit blocks federal contraception mandate 
Published: February 4, 2013
Tags: Affordable Care Act, contraception, contraceptive mandate, Department of Health and Human Services, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, health care reform, HHS, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The new federal requirement that all group health plans must include coverage for FDA-approved contraceptive methods probably violates the religious rights of an employer who is a devout Catholic, the 8th Circuit has ruled in granting a preliminary injunction.
HHS issues contraceptive coverage rule
Published: February 4, 2013
Tags: contraception, contraceptive mandate, employers, health insurance, Obama administration, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has issued a proposed rule under the federal health care law that would allow certain religious organizations to opt-out of providing mandatory contraceptive coverage to employees. But the rule also would allow employees to obtain outside coverage with no co-pays and at no cost to the organizations.
Court sends ACA employer mandate issue to 4th Circuit
Published: November 26, 2012
Tags: Commerce Clause, contraception, employer mandate, First Amendment, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Five months after upholding the individual mandate provision of the federal health care law, the U.S. Supreme Court revived and remanded to a lower court a challenge to another provision requiring certain employers to maintain a minimum level of health insurance coverage for their employees.
Catholic groups sue over birth control mandate
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: Catholic groups, contraception, Department of Health and Human Services, First Amendment, freedom of religion, Obama administrations
WASHINGTON – In a series of lawsuits filed across the country Monday, dozens of Roman Catholic archdiocese, schools and other organizations are seeking to block the recent Health and Human Services mandate that requires most employers to cover contraception in their health care plans.
