From: hrubin@skew.stat.purdue.edu   
      
   On 2012-12-31, Ubiquitous  wrote:   
      
   > Late yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied an appeal   
   > to temporarily delay the Obamacare contraception mandate. It requires   
   > workers health benefit plans to cover the morning after pill and other   
   > emergency contraception.   
      
   Religious liberties for whom?  There are strong laws against   
   religious discrimination in employment, for excellent reasons.   
      
   To put it bluntly, companies do not have religious rights,   
   only individuals do.  It is the right of the WORKER to get   
   these medical facilities which matters.  Companies cannot   
   withhold the rather expensive coverage of pregnancy from   
   their medical plans, nor can they require their employees   
   to meet religious requiremnts unless the work specifically   
   requires that.  Even religious organizations are restricted   
   in employee discrimination on the basis of religion.   
      
   The religious wrong wish to impose their religion on others.   
   Freedom of religion requires freedom from the imposition of   
   religious beliefs on others.  Here it is that of the employer,   
   prohibited from discrimination on the basis of religion, to   
   impose his or her religious practices on the workers.   
      
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   > Now, she was asked about that case and the religious liberty issue at   
   > her confirmation hearing.   
      
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