Thursday, December 27, 2012

Not so wise Latina upholds morning after pill Obamacare mandate...

 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has upheld the Obamacare requirement for "Plan B." There is a great deal of controversy if the morning after pill actually causes an abortion, but the label inside the box says it can.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has denied a request to block part of the federal health care law that requires employee health-care plans to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pill and similar emergency contraception pills.

Hobby Lobby Stores and a sister company, Mardel Inc., sued the government, claiming the mandate violates the religious beliefs of its owners.

In an opinion Wednesday, Sotomayor said the stores fail to satisfy the demanding legal standard for blocking the requirement on an emergency basis. She said the companies may continue their challenge to the regulations in the lower courts.

Company officials say they must decide whether to violate their faith or face a daily $1.3 million fine beginning Jan. 1 if they ignore the law.

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