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Judge Brian Cogan mocked the “accommodation” on religion liberty
outlined by President Obama in regards to his health care law’s
contraception mandate while ruling against a Justice Department motion to
dismiss the Archdiocese of New York’s lawsuit against the regulation.
“There is no, ‘Trust us, changes are coming’ clause in the
Constitution,” Cogan wrote in his ruling against DOJ. “To the contrary,
the Bill of Rights itself, and the First Amendment in particular, reflect a
degree of skepticism towards governmental self-restraint and self-correction
.”
Cogan was referring Obama’s promise to accommodate the concerns of
religiously-affiliated institutions that would have to provide free
contraception.
“Under the rule, women will still have access to free preventive care
that includes contraceptive services -– no matter where they work,” Obama
said in February 2011. “So that core principle remains. But if a woman’s
employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious objection to
providing contraceptive services as part of their health plan, the insurance
company -– not the hospital, not the charity -– will be required to reach
out and offer the woman contraceptive care free of charge, without co-pays
and without hassles.” |
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