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Free Exercise of Religion by Secular Organizations and Their Owners : implications for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) / Cynthia Brougher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brougher, Cynthia, author.
- Series:
- CRS report for Congress.
- CRS report for Congress
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Religious aspects.
- Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (14 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 2014.
- Summary:
- This report examines the constitutional and statutory protections related to free exercise of religion, including current Supreme Court interpretations, as well as judicial and legislative avoidance of defining the parameters of religious belief. It also discusses significant examples of existing religious exemptions in current law, including employment nondiscrimination, health care, and public accommodations law. Finally, it analyzes recent federal judicial decisions that have considered the religious freedom rights of commercial entities whose owners have religious objections to the contraceptive coverage requirement.
- Notes:
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