Priests for Life to defy court order requiring it to comply with HHS mandate
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Priests for Life says it will defy a court order to participate in the Obama administration's contraception and abortifacient coverage mandate.
On Friday, the D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 against Priests for Life's lawsuit against the mandate, saying an administration compromise would allow the Catholic group to maintain its religious liberty. Within hours, Priests for Life national director Frank Pavone said that "Priests for Life will not obey the HHS mandate."
“To ask a group of priests to cooperate in the government’s plan to expand access to birth control and abortion-inducing drugs is about as contrary to religious freedom as you can get," said Pavone.
In its lawsuit, Priests for Life argued that the administration's accommodation to non-profit groups was inadequate to protect religious liberty. The accommodation requires non-profits that oppose the mandate for religious reasons to fill out paperwork that would "trigger" a group's insurance company to pay for the coverage.
