Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that business owners can object on religious grounds to President Obama’s healthcare law that requires some companies to provide health insurance that covers birth control.
Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that business owners can object on religious grounds to President Obama’s healthcare law that requires some companies to provide health insurance that covers birth control.
In a 5-4 vote on ideological lines, the justices said that such companies can seek an exemption from the so-called birth control mandate of the law known as Obamacare. The decision, which applies only to companies owned by a small number of individuals, means employees of those companies will have to obtain certain forms of birth control from other sources.
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