The Republic - Appeals Court Panel Temporarily Blocks Contraception Mandate for Missouri Business

By Jim Salter, TheRepublic.com

A federal appeals court has issued an order temporarily blocking implementation of the contraception mandate of the federal health care law for a Missouri business owner.

A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday on behalf of Frank O'Brien and his company, O'Brien Industrial Holdings LLC of St. Louis. . . .

"The order sends a message that the religious beliefs of employers like Frank O'Brien must be respected by the government," said O'Brien's attorney, Francis Manion of the American Center for Law and Justice, an anti-abortion legal organization based in Washington. "We have argued from the beginning that employers like Frank O'Brien must be able to operate their business in a manner consistent with their moral values, not the values of the government.". . .

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