Feds can't force Domino's founder to offer contraceptives, judge says

Good news!

This administration is attacking both the 1st and 2nd amendments. It's good to know that our system of checks and balances is working.

Right. It was an attack on religious liberty.

Regardless of how someone might think about contraception, I hope everyone can get behind the protection of religious liberty.

Why because they won't violate their religious beliefs?

The're not saying that their employee's can't use contraception, just that they don't want to subsidize it.

It's interesting that as a society we have agreed that the Constitutional Right of privacy and the Right of Freedom to exercise religion allows an individual to refuse life saving medical treatments like blood transfusions and the state cannot compel such procedures, however there are those that now say that the government can compel individuals or companies to provide contraception.

It just seems odd to me.  Your right to privacy and right to freely exercise your religion protects your right to refuse medical procedures and die, but it doesn't protect your right against being forced to provide contraception?  Odd to me....

To me it comes down to the individual versus the group/company. Each individual should have the right to choose if they want to use the contraception but if the option is not even covered by your insurance then that ability to choose is not there. The owners religious beliefs should not play a part in what he offers his employees as far as insurance goes, especially if those employees contribute part of their pay to their insurance premiums. This does not mean I agree, or disagree, with the ACA mandate for employers to provide it but I can see the logic from the government side of things.

Question to the 1st Amendment folks:

If you own a business that employs people according to federal law, which says you can't discriminate against race, religion, etc. etc.  

What makes it okay to force your religious beliefs on those employees about contraception?

By not providing contraception to employees through their health benefits you are forcing them to follow your beliefs and violating their 1st amendment rights.  Is that not the case here or is there some argument I am missing?

Chris.

How is that forcing them to have your religious beliefs?  Until a few years ago, I had never worked for an employer with a medical plan that covered birth control.  I never felt like I was having someone else's religion forced on me, however...

also...the first amendment does not protect my right to BC pills.  that would be a weird thing to put in there...

Employees of Dominos Pizza are free to use contraception.

And if the article was about the employees of Domino's Pizza, that would be relevant. 

tealeaf - And if the article was about the employees of Domino's Pizza, that would be relevant. 

Oops!

Thanks for the correction. 

Tom's a good guy and deeply rooted in his faith.  He shouldn't have to pay for any of his employees contraception, and apparently now won't have to.

Obama is giving it out for free anyway for the wife.  We haven't paid for over a year.

(yes, pills vs condoms - not sure if that's the same or different in this discussion.  I guess it depends on the thread and the mood is to grossly generalizing or splitting hairs - it's hard to tell.)

Some threads will say contraception is contraception, no matter what.  Other threads will say that if the condom is ribbed, it's not a condom

Unless the religion required the use of contraception.[\sarc]