Supreme Court won’t hear New York abortion funding case
Monday, November 1, 2021 | Tag Cloud Tags: abortion, News, PLO, Religious Liberty, Supreme Court, Washington, Worthy News | Learn about our FREE SYNDICATION Service | Sign up for our Worthy Briefs!
(Worthy News) – The Supreme Court announced Monday it would not hear a challenge against New York’s requirement that employers provide abortion coverage with health insurance plans.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany challenged the requirement, saying the mandate ran afoul of its religious liberty and constitutional rights.
The 2017 state regulation requires employers to fund abortions in their health insurance plans. It provides an exemption for religious entities with a “purpose” to “inculcate religious values,” according to court papers. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
Fair Use Notice:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.