A coalition of civil rights group has persuaded a Denver, Colo. judge
that Obamacare’s preventive care coverage provides a “substantial
burden” on a Colorado company’s free exercise of religion.
Judge John Kane, who was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, granted a “preliminary injunction” barring enforcement of the law against the family-owned company, pending a full trial.
“This is the very first ruling on whether Obamacare can violate religious freedom and the judge said no,” said Matt Bowman, a lawyer for legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom, formerly known as the Alliance Defense Fund.
The Obamcare regulation was announced by President Barack Obama in February, and it established a process to review churches’ religious practices.
Churches that meet federal tests would be exempt from the Obamacare-related mandate to provide insurance that offered free contraception and abortion-related drugs to their employees, according to Obama’s regulation.
Obama’s controversial regulation prompted immediate protest from many churches and denominations, including the Catholic Church.
In turn, Democrats used that predictable protest to argue that conservatives and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney support a “war on women” that would prevent women from getting access to contraceptives.
Judge John Kane, who was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, granted a “preliminary injunction” barring enforcement of the law against the family-owned company, pending a full trial.
“This is the very first ruling on whether Obamacare can violate religious freedom and the judge said no,” said Matt Bowman, a lawyer for legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom, formerly known as the Alliance Defense Fund.
The Obamcare regulation was announced by President Barack Obama in February, and it established a process to review churches’ religious practices.
Churches that meet federal tests would be exempt from the Obamacare-related mandate to provide insurance that offered free contraception and abortion-related drugs to their employees, according to Obama’s regulation.
Obama’s controversial regulation prompted immediate protest from many churches and denominations, including the Catholic Church.
In turn, Democrats used that predictable protest to argue that conservatives and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney support a “war on women” that would prevent women from getting access to contraceptives.
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