(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a new showdown over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and religious rights, agreeing to hear contentions that faith-based groups shouldn’t have to facilitate what they consider to be immoral insurance coverage for contraceptives.
The case, which centers on the Obama administration’s push to make birth control a standard part of health insurance, will determine the extent to which government officials must allow exceptions for people who say their religious principles prevent them from following the law.
Critics say the administration hasn’t adequately accommodated religious employers that equate some forms of contraception with murder.
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