Nearly a year after the Supreme Court ruled that a privately held corporation can, on religious grounds, refuse to provide contraceptive health insurance coverage for its employees, the issue of religious exemptions to the Affordable Care Act's mandates may again be headed for the nation's top court.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, ruled May 19 against a temporary exemption for the University of Notre Dame, a Roman Catholic institution. The school argued that even signing a document saying they object to paying for contraception violates its religious principles.
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