Free Exercise of Religion by Secular Organizations and Their Owners : Implications for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Contraceptives.

Discrimination in employment.

Health insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (23 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines constitutional and statutory protections related to free exercise of religion, including current Supreme Court interpretations, as well as judicial and legislative avoidance of defining parameters of religious belief, in light of Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement that employers provide contraceptive coverage to employees under a group health plan. Discusses significant examples of existing religious exemptions in current law, including employment nondiscrimination, health care, and public accommodations law. Analyzes recent Federal judicial decisions that have considered religious freedom rights of commercial entities whose owners have religious objections to the ACA contraceptive coverage requirement.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Free Exercise of Religion by Secular Organizations and Their Owners

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