Draggingtree Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Denver Post: Birth control coverage up for federal appeal Posted: 05/23/2013 01:50:12 AM MDT May 23, 2013 3:58 PM GMTUpdated: 05/23/2013 09:58:45 AM MDT By KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press DENVER—In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses—not just the currently exempted religious groups—should be allowed to seek exception from that part of the health law if it violates their religious beliefs. "They ought to be able—just like a church, just like a charity—to have the right to opt out of a provision that infringes on their religious beliefs," said Kyle Duncan, who will argue before the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of the Green family, the founders of Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. and a sister company, Christian booksellers Mardel Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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