CNS News - ACLJ: Obamacare Contraceptives Rule ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ - 70,000 Sign Petition to Reverse Reg

By Elizabeth Harrington, CNSNews.com

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) and almost 70,000 Americans are urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reverse its controversial mandate that requires all health insurers to offer sterilizations and contraceptives, including those that induce abortion, free of charge because it potentially is a violation of religious liberty under the First Amendment.

Along with the petition, the ACLJ sent a legal analysis to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Feb. 21 that finds the mandate “blatantly unconstitutional.” The legal group says the regulation violates the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which protects individuals and institutions’ right to freely exercise their religion against burdensome laws.

Thus far, 68,794 people have signed on to the “Defend Religious Liberty – Stop Forced Abortion Pill Coverage” petition that states, “The Obama Administration has launched an all-out assault on people of faith.”. . .

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