Little Sisters Bring Trump Birth Control Rule Back to SCOTUS (1)

Oct. 2, 2019, 2:22 PM UTCUpdated: Oct. 2, 2019, 2:43 PM UTC

The Little Sisters of the Poor wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision blocking a Trump administration rule that allows religious objectors to refuse to pay for birth control.

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act required—or at least permitted—the government to adopt a religious exemption to an Obamacare rule requiring employer health plans to cover contraceptive care, the Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home told the high court Oct. 1.

The order of Catholic nuns is asking the court to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that affirmed ...

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