Court blocks Missouri law countering contraception mandate

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Salon/Associated Press

Monday, Mar 18, 2013 02:57 PM CDT
Court blocks Missouri law countering contraception mandate

A federal judge struck down a law that would have given employers a "religious freedom" exemption from the mandate
By Jillian Rayfield

The fight continues over the contraception mandate in Obamacare, with a federal judge blocking a Missouri law that would have forced insurance companies to provide a way for employers or individuals to opt out of policies that require contraception coverage.

From the Associated Press:

U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig cited a provision in the U.S. Constitution declaring that federal laws take precedence over contradictory state laws.

Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature overrode the veto of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon last September to enact a law that appeared to be the first in the nation to directly rebut the Obama administration’s contraception policy. The Missouri law required insurers to issue policies without contraception coverage if individuals or employers objected because of religious or moral beliefs


Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/03/18/court_blocks_missouri_law_countering_contraception_mandate/

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Missouri Birth Control Law Countering Obamacare Mandate Overturned By Federal Judge

Missouri Birth Control Law Countering Obamacare Mandate Overturned By Federal Judge
03/18/13 11:53 AM ET EDT
Missouri Birth Control Law Countering Obamacare Mandate Overturned By Federal Judge

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge has struck down a Missouri health insurance law because it conflicts with a federal mandate for insurers to cover birth control at no additional cost to women.

U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig cited a provision in the U.S. Constitution declaring that federal laws take precedence over contradictory state laws.

Missouri's Republican-led Legislature overrode the veto of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon last September to enact a law that appeared to be the first in the nation to directly rebut the Obama administration's contraception policy. The Missouri law required insurers to issue policies without contraception coverage if individuals or employers objected because of religious or moral beliefs.

Fleissig had issued a temporary restraining order against Missouri's law last December.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/missouri-birth-control-law_n_2901115.html

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[perdita9]

2. How come employers never target vasectomies?

They only go after women's birth control, never men's. Have you noticed?

[HockeyMom]

3. Exactly

and why they are denying women contraceptives, when my husband's vasectomy was covered by insurance under "quality of life" surgery 29 years ago? Oh, no, MARRIED MEN looking for contraception!!!!!! Only unmarried "sluts" want contraception.

[sangsaran]

4. For the same reason conservatives are worried about the "sanctity" of marriage. n/t

[Sherman A1]

5. K&R

[MotherPetrie]

6. K&R

[SemperEadem]

7. HA HA!

cretins...

[Skittles]

8. freedom from religious freaks

yes INDEED