Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Real Alternatives, Inc. v. Secretary Department of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 4, 2017No. 16-1275Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partJordan, Circuit Judge
Not so long ago, the idea of making nuns sign government documents they believe would involve them in grievous sins relating to life and death, or forcing devout Mennonites to pay for health insurance coverage for drugs and devices they view as abortifacients, would probably have been unthinkable in this country. Then came the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known variously as Obama-care, or the Affordable Care Act, or the ACA. It has trailed in its wake a number of highly contentious lawsuits but none more intensely fought than the ones in which the government has sought to sweep…
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