Hobby Lobby

[Low D Flat]

It's pretty troubling that Hobby Lobby getting a lot of political sympathy in part because they're framing the disputed medications as abortifacients instead of contraceptives. OBGYNs say that they aren't abortifacients, but Hobby Lobby says that they can decide biochemical questions according to their religious faith. According to their argument, if an employer decided that ibuprofen is an abortifacient, motivated by sincerely held religious belief, then they can refuse to cover it.

I cannot wait for the case where an employer says they'll only cover maternity care for married women. It's coming.

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by Low D Flat

It's pretty troubling that Hobby Lobby getting a lot of political sympathy in part because they're framing the disputed medications as abortifacients instead of contraceptives. OBGYNs say that they aren't abortifacients, but Hobby Lobby says that they can decide biochemical questions according to their religious faith. According to their argument, if an employer decided that ibuprofen is an abortifacient, motivated by sincerely held religious belief, then they can refuse to cover it.
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Yeah- this seems to be the crux of the case. Hobby Lobby isn't refusing to pay for all BC, they're refusing to pay for some BC based on an extreme minority opinion. They only want to not cover birth control that prevents implantation (IUDs and morning after pills).

It's an interesting spin to the now-classic "religion prevents my acceptance of BC" argument.

So now this case becomes part religious freedom, part science, part religion-vs-science.