Dr. Dobson Not Forced to Provide Abortion-Inducing Drugs

Dr. Dobson Not Forced to Provide Abortion-Inducing Drugs
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A federal judge in Denver ruled Dr. James Dobson and his "Family Talk" radio program will not be required to provide abortion-related drugs and services under the Affordable Care Act because of the organization's religious, pro-life beliefs. Dobson said the organization would've been forced to pay over $22 million in fines levied by the government under the Obama Administration.

Citing the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, U.S. District Judge Robert E. Blackburn granted the Colorado Springs, Co.-based Dr. James Dobson Family Institute a permanent injunction on the abortion mandate, which applies to "devices procedures, or related education and counseling" involving abortion.

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