The decision, which may be appealed, ramps up the culture war triggered by President Donald Trump's attempt to extend “religious freedom” rights from churches to companies. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Trump administration's effort to let companies with religious or moral objections opt out of Obamacare requirements that they offer free contraception coverage in their employee health care plans hit a road block in a California court on the eve of the new rules taking effect.
U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland issued a preliminary injunction against the final rules for the new Affordable Care Act exemption on Sunday, though he limited it to the 13 states that sued, plus the District of Columbia.
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