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First Plaintiff Beats Obama HHS-Abortion Mandate in Court
A federal court issued an order Friday that halts enforcement of the Obama administration’s abortion pill mandate against a Colorado family-owned business while an Alliance Defending Freedom lawsuit challenging the mandate continues in court.
The mandate has generated massive opposition from pro-life groups because it forces employers, regardless of their religious or moral convictions, to provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception under threat of heavy penalties.
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys obtained the first-ever order against the mandate on behalf of Hercules Industries and the Catholic family that owns it. The administration opposed the order, arguing, contrary to the U.S. Constitution, that people of faith forfeit their religious liberty once they engage in business.
The decision only applies to the company, and the court emphasized the ruling did not apply nationwide.
Since Hercules Industries would be required to begin offering the new coverage when its self-insured plan renews on November 1,
Alliance Defending Freedom has requested a preliminary injunction that could prevent the government from enforcing the mandate against the company by August 1, the date when the company would need to begin the process of making changes to its plan.
As is the case with many religious groups or employers, the mandate could subject the Newlands to millions of dollars in fines per year if they don’t abide by its requirements.
“Every American, including family business owners, should be free to live and do business according to their faith. For the time being, Hercules Industries will be able to do just that,” said ADF Legal Counsel Matt Bowman after the decision.
Racist
July 28th, 2012
This family and this business should be the “Face of the Resistance” and be plastered nationwide like Joe the Plumber was in ’08, except infinitely more. Their victory would serve as inspiration and a monument of Hope, that we CAN stand up to and defeat the onslaught of Tyranny!!! The Alliance Defending Freedom could be the rallying point, around which all Patriots could gather and bring their armor and their cries for support. The beginning of a nationwide network where we meet to ally in resistance to the War on Freedom!!!! It already has an awesome battle cry… “HERCULEEEEEEEES”!!!
Lisl
July 28th, 2012
I am speechless–I hadn’t even heard about this. At what point do they stop? When do they say, “OK you have kowtowed enough”?
Never, that’s when.