Supreme Court revives challenge to Obama health law

The Supreme Court has revived a Christian college's challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, with the acquiescence of the Obama administration.

The court on Monday ordered the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., to consider the claim by Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., that Obama's health care law violates the school's religious freedoms.

A federal district judge rejected Liberty's claims, and the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the lawsuit was premature and never dealt with the substance of the school's arguments. The Supreme Court upheld the health care law in June.

The justices used lawsuits filed by 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Business to uphold the health care law by a 5-4 vote, then rejected all other pending appeals, including Liberty's.

The school made a new filing with the court over the summer to argue that its claims should be fully evaluated in light of the high court decision. The administration said it did not oppose Liberty's request.

Liberty is challenging both the requirement that most individuals obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, and a separate provision requiring many employers to offer health insurance to their workers.

The appeals court could ask the government and the college for new legal briefs to assess the effect of the Supreme Court ruling on Liberty's claims before rendering a decision.

Liberty's case joins dozens of other pending lawsuits over health reform, many involving the requirement that employer insurance plans cover contraception, which are working their way through the federal court system.

The case is Liberty University v. Geithner, 11-438.

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Ask Canada! ; )
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Canada's Bankrupt Health Care Forced Into the Private Market
While Canada provides another example of the dead end of single payer, cradle-to-grave care, the US stumbles down the same road. (Reuters, May 31)

Also, Claude Castonguay, the guy most people refer to as the reason for Canada's switch to universal healthcare, admits the whole system lies in ruins.

So Zann, it appears the facts don't support your version of reality.

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Any woman in the US, anywhere, anytime, and for any reason, may receive contraceptive medication, even if she doesn't have the ability to pay, even if she has NO health insurance.
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Please source your galactically stoooopid comment, hillbilly.
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You make galactically stupid sound smart. You are proof, spin, that there is no cure for stupid. You just are. And it appears you have a terminal case.

Look up Title X, idiot.

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OK. A woman lives in Jackson Hollow, Illinois. Please research and report where she can get her contraceptive medication, free of charge.

I'll wait.
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This took 10 minutes of research. All of these organizations have access to Title X funding. If you don't know what Title X is, then you aren't qualified to comment on this subject. At all.

DHS Family Community Resource Center in Pope County
Family Community Resource Center

106 N Market St, PO Box 130
Golconda, IL 62938

Phone: [phone]
TTY: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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Family Counseling Center

1125 N Market St, PO Box 759
Golconda, IL 62938

Phone: [phone]
TTY: None
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Pope Clinic
Family Planning

205 Main St
Golconda, IL 62938

Phone: [phone]
TTY: None

Clinic of S7HD
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Southern Seven Health Department - S7HD
Family Planning

37 RUSTIC CAMPUS DR
ULLIN, IL 62992
Phone: [phone]
TTY: None
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If you can't drive the 30 or so miles 4 times a year (they will give you up to 3 months supply at a time I think) then I'd suggest not taking a job at an institution that you know won't provide your contraceptive medication.

That is the choice you make - take the job and pay for your own contraceptive medication (or take a little drive now and again). Or find a different job. If you have to relocate because of it, too bad.

If you need contraceptive medication, then don't apply for a job at a religious institution that bars such medication from its insurance plans. It's that simple.

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inbethlehem replies:
HillZHaveays:

OK. A woman lives in Jackson Hollow, Illinois. Please research and report where she can get her contraceptive medication, free of charge.

I'll wait.
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This took 10 minutes of research. All of these organizations have access to Title X funding. If you don't know what Title X is, then you aren't qualified to comment on this subject. At all.

DHS Family Community Resource Center in Pope County
Family Community Resource Center

106 N Market St, PO Box 130
Golconda, IL 62938

Phone: [phone]
TTY: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
__________________________
Family Counseling Center

1125 N Market St, PO Box 759
Golconda, IL 62938

Phone: [phone]
TTY: None
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Pope Clinic
Family Planning

205 Main St
Golconda, IL 62938

Phone: [phone]
TTY: None

Clinic of S7HD
Clinic Hours:
W 8:30-4:30
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Southern Seven Health Department - S7HD
Family Planning

37 RUSTIC CAMPUS DR
ULLIN, IL 62992
Phone: [phone]
TTY: None
Fax: [phone]
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If you can't drive the 30 or so miles 4 times a year (they will give you up to 3 months supply at a time I think) then I'd suggest not taking a job at an institution that you know won't provide your contraceptive medication.

That is the choice you make - take the job and pay for your own contraceptive medication (or take a little drive now and again). Or find a different job. If you have to relocate because of it, too bad.

If you need contraceptive medication, then don't apply for a job at a religious institution that bars such medication from its insurance plans. It's that simple.

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Anybody can do what the Original Americans did you know!
THEY got mad at the Brits, as the Brits were doing much like Obozo is doing (negating their freedoms), and they tipped a LOad o tea into a Bay!!
Got the Brits mad.
Eventually they sent in the troops (all good soldiers but unaware really of what had been done to the Originals).
Then, the rebels got really psssed and took up arms.
The rest we know!
How do we need to ASK ANYBODY to hold our own RIGHTS???
The Socialists, ALL OVER THE WORLD thought that they had the corner on politicking.
Cite USSR! Along came Ronnie R and crash, down came the Socilaist House!
So President O wants to change America?
How many people are there? Over 300 Million?
That is ONE heck of a brainwashing project!
NO WAY will it work, not in a million years.
Obama has his own (socialist) beliefs.
True he has a few followers.
But he does not consider that Americans know how Revolutions go!
Remember Joe McCarthty?
HE tried to change America. HE Failed.
True Americans have died for freedom before.
(Something that TRUE SOCIALISTS do NOT understand)
Long term, Obama is history in 2016!!

[maryvirginia]

Have you considered upping your meds?

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UNIVERSAL.

HEALTH.

CARE.

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[nansea5]

The students at Liberty University received approximately $445 million in federal financial aid money in 2010. Of course, they will take the money as long as you do what they say.

[inbethlehem]

Jerry Falwell's Liberty University boasts a 4-year graduation rate of 26%.

Must be a great place to send your kid.

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As I, a gay male, understand the matter, some contraceptives are used for health care and not for the purpose of preventing pregnancy. Okay, well, those should be available without objection from the religious community--unless the religious community is advocating DEATH or poor health simply because a contraceptive is being used.
Governing is the business of government, and not the business of the church. If the church is advocating social policy (legislation) then their tax exempt status should be revoked under the current agreement they have with the IRS. IF the church is going to be involved in creating civil policy then, they are in violation of the tax code.

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merrell, any woman in the US, anywhere, anytime, and for any reason, has access to contraceptive medication, even if she has no ability whatsoever to pay for it and no insurance. This is a fact and also widely known.

So, a religious organization, objecting to providing contraceptive medication on religious grounds is not advocating DEATH or poor health (a silly and widely repeated BS argument that only those who can't research the facts regurgitate because they "heard it" somewhere, usually on a BS lib blog).

The religious organization is simply saying "You have contraceptive medication available elsewhere so we don't NEED to provide it. You can protect yourself easily without us having to contravene our religious beliefs." I don't see how you can't argue that's a fair objection. If you have an argument that defeats this, I'd love to hear it.

BTW, it costs $9 for a month's supply of the pill at planned parenthood. I know, my wife paid it for years when she had NO insurance. We were poor and had no problem getting it.

So merrell, still think they advocate DEATH and poor health?

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HillZHaveays:

OK. A woman lives in Jackson Hollow, Illinois. Please research and report where she can get her contraceptive medication, free of charge.

I'll wait.

[murano4]

Good lord......Jerry Falwell's old higher education scam.....IMAGINE THAT!!!!!!!