The U.S Supreme Court has just handed down a narrow ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby, in essence declaring some corporations have religious liberty — and, a soul.
In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that some companies have First Amendment rights that include the freedom to practice religion as they choose — including denying paying for contraception, despite the fact that some of the contraception forms are not scientifically abortion.
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The Court ruled that a closely-held company can be exempt from the contraception requirements of the Affordable Care Act. This is a very narrow 5-4 ruling that favors the religious right but in far less weight that they had desired or assumed.
The Court wrote a very narrow ruling and specifically denounced corporations that want to “cloak” discrimination in religious beliefs. It also made clear this applies only to contraception and Obamacare.
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