He also gave ObamaCare subsidies a second chance at life in a separate case.
The two rulings give a window into the philosophy of Judge Garland, whom the National Organization for Women referred to as a “cipher” with little paper trail on issues related to abortion or other feminist concerns.
ObamaCare's HHS mandate opt-out does not violate the Constitution
Priests for Life sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over its mandate that employers provide contraception, sterilization, and abortifacient drugs to female employees with no co-pay. The group can opt out of the provision by filing paperwork, which requires its insurance company to provide birth control for “free.”Like the Little Sisters of the Poor, Priests for Life argues that this step also infringes on its freedom of religion by forcing it to participate in the process of contraceptive and abortifacient distribution, something the Roman Catholic Church describes as a “grave sin.”
When the pro-life organization appealed a lower court's ruling, a three-judge panel of the Washington, D.C.-based Second Circuit ruled against them.
Supreme Court justices combined Priests for Life v. HHS with six other cases into one overall hearing on the HHS mandate. Oral arguments are scheduled for next Wednesday.
All three judges were appointed by Democratic presidents, and the decision was written by Judge Cornelia Pillard, an Obama appointee.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/merrick-garland-sided-against-priests-for-life-in-obamacare-religious-liber
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