Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human Services

Having previously dissented from the denial of a stay pending appeal in this case, I now have a second opportunity to consider the government’s violation of the religious freedoms of Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation (“Conestoga”) and its owners, the Hahns, a family of devout Mennonite Christians who believe in the sanctity of human life. The Hahns do not want to be forced to pay for other people to obtain contraceptives and sterilization services, particularly the drugs known as “Plan B” (or the “morning after pill”) and “Ella” (or the “week after pill”), which they view as chemical…