JURIST @JURISTnews Federal appeals court upholds health care law contraception mandate Eden Foods and its president, Michael Potter, contended that offering contraceptive services to the employees of the company would substantially burden the religious beliefs of the company and would contravene the protections afforded them under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act [text]. The court, citing its earlier decision in Autocam Corp. v. Sebelius [opinion, PDF], held that Eden Foods, a secular, for-profit corporation, cannot establish that it can exercise religion, and that Potter cannot establish his standing to challenge obligations placed only upon the corporation, not upon him as an individual. The decision upheld the district courts denial of Eden Foods motion for a preliminary injunction.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:26:20 +0000
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