A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that shields a Michigan business from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's requirement to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives to female employees, according to a New York Times report.
Judge Robert H. Cleland of the Federal District Court in Detroit said the law's mandate could infringe on "the sincere exercise of religious beliefs" by Daniel Weingartz and his family-owned business, Weingartz Supply Co., in Utica, Mich. Mr. Weingartz is a Roman Catholic who says he created a health plan for his 170-employee, secular, for-profit business that excluded contraception coverage.
The Obama administration has agreed to waive "religious employers" from the mandate if they meet several requirements. The employer's purpose must be to instill religious values, they must be recognized as a non-profit organization under federal tax law, and they must primarily employ and serve people who share their religious views.
Although Mr. Weingartz's supply company does not meet the Obama administration's requirements, Judge Cleland's preliminary injunction has stopped the government from enforcing the contraception mandate on Mr. Weingartz and his business.
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Judge Robert H. Cleland of the Federal District Court in Detroit said the law's mandate could infringe on "the sincere exercise of religious beliefs" by Daniel Weingartz and his family-owned business, Weingartz Supply Co., in Utica, Mich. Mr. Weingartz is a Roman Catholic who says he created a health plan for his 170-employee, secular, for-profit business that excluded contraception coverage.
The Obama administration has agreed to waive "religious employers" from the mandate if they meet several requirements. The employer's purpose must be to instill religious values, they must be recognized as a non-profit organization under federal tax law, and they must primarily employ and serve people who share their religious views.
Although Mr. Weingartz's supply company does not meet the Obama administration's requirements, Judge Cleland's preliminary injunction has stopped the government from enforcing the contraception mandate on Mr. Weingartz and his business.
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