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On September 12, 2012, Hobby Lobby against the US federal government over the [[Obamacare]] [[Obamacare/employer mandate|employer mandate]] to provide [[contraception]] in any [[health insurance]] offered to employees. | On September 12, 2012, Hobby Lobby against the US federal government over the [[Obamacare]] [[Obamacare/employer mandate|employer mandate]] to provide [[contraception]] in any [[health insurance]] offered to employees. | ||
| − | On September 19, 2013, plaintiffs in the original case [[2014/03/25/Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.|petitioned]] the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for a [[writ of certiorari]] against Hobby Lobby. | + | On September 19, 2013, plaintiffs in the original case [[2014/03/25/Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.|petitioned]] the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for a [[writ of certiorari]] against Hobby Lobby (''{{wp/alt|Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby}}''). |
At issue are two emergency contraceptives, Plan B ({{wp/alt|Levonorgestrel}}) and Ella ({{wp/alt|Ulipristal acetate}}), which Hobby Lobby claims might cause [[abortion]]s and is therefore opposed to on religious grounds. The suit regards the question of whether employers may be required to violate their religious beliefs, or whether the 1993 [[Religious Freedom Restoration Act]] forbids such a requirement. | At issue are two emergency contraceptives, Plan B ({{wp/alt|Levonorgestrel}}) and Ella ({{wp/alt|Ulipristal acetate}}), which Hobby Lobby claims might cause [[abortion]]s and is therefore opposed to on religious grounds. The suit regards the question of whether employers may be required to violate their religious beliefs, or whether the 1993 [[Religious Freedom Restoration Act]] forbids such a requirement. | ||
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There appears to be a sound basis, at least preliminarily, for the claim that Ella ({{wp/alt|Ulipristal acetate}}) might cause abortion, as it is apparently harmful to the fetus. However, it is very unlikely to do so in the doses recommended for emergency contraception. | There appears to be a sound basis, at least preliminarily, for the claim that Ella ({{wp/alt|Ulipristal acetate}}) might cause abortion, as it is apparently harmful to the fetus. However, it is very unlikely to do so in the doses recommended for emergency contraception. | ||
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