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Catholic Groups’ Obamacare Appeal Tossed

Over birth-control compromise.

A three-judge appeals court panel ruled Friday that the religious rights of Catholic nonprofit groups were not violated by a compromise made by the White House over contraception under the Affordable Care Act. The judges wrote in the ruling that despite the groups’ claims that they should not have to pay for or facilitate access to contraception or abortion, “the regulations do not compel them to do that.” The unanimous decision is the third to rule in favor of the government. The compromise allows the groups to opt out, which then forces insurers to pick up the tab.

Read it at Reuters

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