The HHS Mandate and Religious Liberty: A Primer

Autor/in	Keim, Adele Auxier
Titel	The HHS Mandate and Religious Liberty: A Primer
Quelle	In: Academic Questions, 26 (2013) 4, S.429-437 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-4852
DOI	10.1007/s12129-013-9395-y
Schlagwörter	Freedom; Religion; Contraception; Pregnancy; Court Litigation; Federal Legislation; Role of Religion; Health Insurance; Federal Courts; Public Agencies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiheit; Empfängnisverhütung; Schwangerschaft; Rechtsstreit; Bundesrecht; Krankenversicherung; Bundesgerichtshof; Öffentliche Einrichtung
Abstract	"We are in a war," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius declared to cheers at a 2011 National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) Pro-Choice America fund-raiser. Secretary Sebelius was referring in part to the uproar caused by the "HHS Mandate," her agency's rule that employer-provided insurance cover all FDA-approved contraceptives, including those that may cause early abortions. Two years and sixty-seven lawsuits later, Secretary Sebelius's war rages on. The two hundred plaintiffs include individuals, charities, family-owned businesses, and sixteen religious colleges and seminaries. Thousands more look on from the sidelines. The HHS Mandate goes to ''two vital propositions in the American conception of religious liberty: Religious believers get to tell us what their faith requires or forbids," and ''believers have at least a presumptive right to live out the commitments of their faith across the whole range of human activity, including the world of business and commerce." As the battle over these ''vital propositions" heats up, the Supreme Court is considering petitions for certiorari in two cases, and facing the prospect of future petitions in three more. This article provides a a short, primer on the Mandate, the lawsuits, and the arguments for and against each side in order to help readers follow the ongoing debate. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10