Authority: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Date: 10/24/2013

Subject: The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied the plaintiff’s motion for the exemption, for his religious belief, from the obligation to provide his female employees with health-insurance coverage for all Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, as provided by the Affordable Care Act

Parties: Eden Foods, Inc. and Michael Potter, Chairman, President and Sole Shareholder of Eden Foods, Inc. v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services; Thomas E. Perez, Secretary, United States Department of Labor; Jack Lew, Secretary, United States Department of Treasury

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 10 Freedom of religion - Solidarity - Art. 34 Social security

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