Tag Archives: Contraception Mandate

Sixth Circuit rejects legal challenges by catholic non-profits to contraception mandate under federal health care statute

In my first post of the year back on January 3, I reported on how a divided Sixth Circuit panel on New Year’s Eve had granted a motion filed by Michigan Catholic Conference and Catholic Family Services to halt the so-called contraception mandate by the Department of Health and Human Services that went into effect under … Continue Reading

Another Sixth Circuit Panel Rejects A Religious-Based Legal Challenge To The Contraception And Abortion Mandate Under The New Federal Health Care Statute

Back in September, we reported on the Sixth Circuit’s high-profile decision in Autocam Corp., et al. v. Sebelius, et al., Case No. 12-2673 (6th Cir.), which dismissed claims brought by several plaintiffs challenging the so-called contraception and abortion mandate by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that went into effect last year under the … Continue Reading

Busy Day Today for Legal Challenges To The Health Care Statute As The Sixth Circuit Issues A New Opinion And The Obama Administration Announces Proposed Shift in Policy

Today has been an active day for legal challenges relating to the new health care statute.  To start things off, the Sixth Circuit earlier this morning rejected the latest constitutional challenges to the so-called individual mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.  … Continue Reading

Video Interview: Discussing Recent Challenges to the Abortion and Contraception Mandate with LXBN TV

Below is a link to my recent interview on LXBN TV with host Colin O’Keefe of LXBN where I discuss the legal challenges to the so-called abortion and contraception mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.  As I highlight during the interview, there currently are over 40 lawsuits making their way through … Continue Reading
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