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Nebraska, Texas and South Carolina AGs Threaten to Sue Over Obama Contraceptives Coverage Mandate

February 9, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart



This afternoon Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott submitted a joint letter of protest to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebilius, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis over the Obama Administration’s mandate that religious organizations who provide insurance for their employees to include coverage for contraceptives, sterilizations and other like services.  This strongly worded letter promised action in court should “this unconstitutional mandate be promulgated.”

They said that they are “troubled by the unprecedented coercion of organizations and individuals to act contrary to their beliefs”  They said the exemption allowed is too narrow and only includes organizations who “primarily employ those who share their religious tenants” and whose primary operational purpose is an “inculcation of religious values.”

Under this definition only churches, not other religious organizations would receive an exemption.  Then also in this letter said that this mandate represents “an impermissible violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment virtually unparalleled in American history.”

You can read the letter in its entirety below:

South Carolina, Nebraska and Texas Attorneys General Letter to Kathleen Sebilius
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Shane Vander Hart is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caffeinated Thoughts.  He is also the President of 4:15 Communications, LLC, a social media & communications consulting/management firm.  Prior to this Shane spent 20 years in youth ministry serving in church, parachurch, and school settings.  He has also served as an interim pastor and is a sought after speaker and pulpit fill-in.  Shane has been married to his wife Cheryl since 1993 and they have three kids.  Shane and his family reside near Des Moines, IA.

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Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Alan Wilson, Barack Obama, contraceptives coverage mandate, Greg Abbott, Hilda Solis, Jon Bruning, Kathleen Sebilius, Nebraska Attorney General, Obama administration, religious liberty, South Carolina Attorney General, Texas Attorney General, Timothy Geithner, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

About Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caffeinated Thoughts.  He is also the President of 4:15 Communications, LLC, a social media & communications consulting/management firm.  Prior to this Shane spent 20 years in youth ministry serving in church, parachurch, and school settings.  He has also served as an interim pastor and is a sought after speaker and pulpit fill-in.  Shane has been married to his wife Cheryl since 1993 and they have three kids.  Shane and his family reside near Des Moines, IA.

Comments

  1. Matt says

    February 9, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    Just another reason to have universal health care so employers can get out of the insurance business.  And while Catholic leadership may be outraged by this, with surveys showing that 98% of Catholic women having used birth control, I’m skeptical that this is going to hurt Obama politically.  Those outraged by this weren’t going to vote for him in the first place.

    • Shane Vander Hart says

      February 10, 2012 at 12:10 am

      Even Democrats who are against this?

      So he should just go ahead violate constitutional rights just because it won’t hurt him politically?

      God help us.

  2. Shane Vander Hart says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:15 am

    Just testing out the new comment system for Caffeinated Thoughts.

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