Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany v. Serio
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J.
This appeal presents constitutional and statutory questions *118flowing from a legislative enactment requiring employers that provide group insurance coverage for prescriptions to include prescription contraceptives in that coverage. The appeal is brought by a number of employers that are all religious organizations, but that do not qualify for the narrow statutory exemption for “religious employers.”
I. Facts
In 2002, the Legislature enacted the Women’s Health and Wellness Act (hereinafter WHWA), a comprehensive statutory initiative to improve group health insurance…
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