Post by Guadalupe on Jul 28, 2016 11:58:19 GMT -5
Winning this case makes it a legal precedent for other families to be able stand firm in their faith and resist forced contraception coverage for their daughters.
LEGAL-COURTS State senator takes ObamaCare to courtThursday, July 28, 2016 | Charlie Butts (OneNewsNow.com)
The case involves Sen. Paul Wieland and his wife, Theresa. They found that under the Affordable Care Act, insurance coverage for his family would force them to have coverage for contraception and abortion-causing drugs, which violates their religious beliefs.
Wieland approached attorney Tim Belz, who is affiliated with Thomas More Society.
"The thought occurred to me," Belz recalls, "that if an employer didn't need to provide contraceptive coverage to his employees, then certainly mom and dad shouldn't be required by ObamaCare to provide such products, drugs or devices to their own daughters."
So the Weilands filed suit in federal court but lost, sending the case to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. That court ruled the Wielands have a point and called on the lower court to reconsider.
The result?
"The court granted a final judgment in our favor, that is in the favor of Senator Wieland and his wife, and said, No, you do not have to provide contraceptive coverage in your family policy to your daughters," the attorney says.
While the ruling deals only with the Wieland family, it could be cited as a precedent for others facing the same challenge with ObamaCare.
www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2016/07/28/state-senator-takes-obamacare-to-court
The case involves Sen. Paul Wieland and his wife, Theresa. They found that under the Affordable Care Act, insurance coverage for his family would force them to have coverage for contraception and abortion-causing drugs, which violates their religious beliefs.
Wieland approached attorney Tim Belz, who is affiliated with Thomas More Society.
"The thought occurred to me," Belz recalls, "that if an employer didn't need to provide contraceptive coverage to his employees, then certainly mom and dad shouldn't be required by ObamaCare to provide such products, drugs or devices to their own daughters."
So the Weilands filed suit in federal court but lost, sending the case to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. That court ruled the Wielands have a point and called on the lower court to reconsider.
The result?
"The court granted a final judgment in our favor, that is in the favor of Senator Wieland and his wife, and said, No, you do not have to provide contraceptive coverage in your family policy to your daughters," the attorney says.
While the ruling deals only with the Wieland family, it could be cited as a precedent for others facing the same challenge with ObamaCare.
www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2016/07/28/state-senator-takes-obamacare-to-court