Sixteen states are filing amicus curiae briefs in support ofthree Christian universities engaged in a court battle overcontraception mandates in the PatientProtection and Affordable Care Act.
Houston Baptist University, East Texas Baptist University andWestminster Theological Seminary are fighting the administrativereview process set up by the Obama administration to considerrequests from employers who object to providing contraceptives totheir employees.
Under the current framework, nonprofits with religiousobjections notify the government, which then allows for the insurerto provide the birth control directly to beneficiaries, without theinvolvement of the employer. The three universities, however, arguethat even this process is an undue burden on their religiousfreedom.
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