Priests for Life v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

By: American Decency Staff

When President Obama promulgated the Obamacare “contraception mandate,” which requires employers to provide insurance plans that include, inter alia, coverage for contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients, he openly declared war on religious liberty. Indeed, he and other secular liberals view pregnancy as a disease to be “prevented” by contraception or “cured” by abortion.  Thus, by forcing religious organizations to participate in the culture of death, the Obama administration is seeking to achieve a political victory for its pro-abortion agenda. However, by doing so, the Obama adminstration has violated a core freedom enshrined in the Bill of Rights.

As a result of the Obama administration’s actions, on August 19, 2013, the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) filed a federal lawsuit challenging the recently announced regulations enforcing the Obamacare contraceptive services mandate against religious organizations.  The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of Priests for Life, an international Catholic organization; Father Frank Pavone, the National Director of Priests for Life; Alveda King, the niece of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Pastoral Associate and Director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life; and Janet Morana, the Executive Director of Priests for Life.  The lawsuit alleges that the new regulations violate the Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by forcing religious organization to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs.

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