A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled late Monday that the craft chain Hobby Lobby must comply with the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate. The company, which sued the federal government over the mandate in September, does cover contraceptives through its employees’ health insurance plan. But the company does not cover abortifacients Plan B (the “morning after” pill) and Ella (the “week after” pill), based on the convictions of the Green family, the company’s evangelical founders and owners.
“It is by God’s grace and provision that Hobby Lobby has endured,” said David Green, Hobby Lobby’s founder and chief executive officer, in a statement. “Therefore we seek to honor God by operating the company in a manner consistent with biblical principles.”
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