U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Hobby Lobby challenge to HHS mandate
by LifeSiteNews.com Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:13 EST WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear the challenge by the Christian-owned Hobby Lobby stores against the HHS birth control mandate, which requires all employers to provide health insurance that covers contraception, abortifacient drugs and sterilizations. The HHS mandate is a key component of the Obama administration’s embattled healthcare reform law. “My family and I are encouraged that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide our case,” said Mr. Green, Hobby Lobby’s founder and CEO. The nation’s highest court accepted the federal government’s appeal of a June decision by the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court had decided that the HHS mandate places a…Continue Reading