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Pagan Community Notes: Week of May 9, 2022
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, LA legislation follows Roe v. Wade decision leak, a new Croatian stamp feature Slavic Pagan imagery, Remembering Dr. Randy P. Conner, and more news.
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SCOTUS rules in Hobby Lobby case: a summary and discussion
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WASHINGTON DC – On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] ruled 5-4 in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby that some for-profit employers with religious objections do not need to provide contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Wild Hunt breaks down the ruling and features commentary from Pagans from across the U.S.
Basics of the case
Under regulations written in 2012, after the ACA was passed in 2010, all employers with over 50 employees were mandated to provide female workers with no-cost access to twenty different kinds of FDA approved contraceptives. Male contraceptives, such as vasectomies, are not covered under the ACA. The regulations were immediately challenged by religious groups and non-profits who objected to paying for contraceptives. The Obama administration worked out a compromise where religious groups and non-profit corporations would not be forced to pay for contraceptives.