Hobby Lobby’s Health Care Provisions

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Hobby Lobby’s Health Care Provisions
The issue that is at hand is if the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 is being violated, which says that the federal government “shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion” unless that burden is the least restrictive means to further a compelling governmental interest, allows a corporation the ability to deny its employees the health coverage of contraceptives to which the employees are entitled by federal law, based on the religious objections of the corporation’s owners. But the debate over the legitimacy of the case has ripped a path all the way to the Supreme Court. Hobby Lobby argues intensely that they should be exempt from certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act, because of the owners Mennonite religious beliefs and practices. What is at risk here isn't just the freedom of religion, but about power over one’s health care.
The argument that Hobby Lobby, a corporation owned and run by respectable conservative Mennonites wants to be exempt from certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act that would mandate it to provide health insurance coverage that includes forms of abortion birth control also known as contraceptives. For example contraceptives that halt exceptionally early term pregnancies. Hobby Lobby's main argument is that by paying for insurance that provides the health coverage that includes contraceptives for the women that work there, it would be personally responsible on some level for treatment, medications, and devices it objects to. This would in return violate the owners Mennonite religious beliefs.
Although it’s not so cut and dry, there’s more to inquire about here. Let's analyze the operation further by what it Intel’s when Hobby Lobby...

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...en that work for them and whether or not they need the benefit of contraception. Moreover I agree with the point that the women Justices aggressively questioned if ruled in the Mennonite’s favor, then what else would be allowed to refuse coverage of other procedures and treatment that affect people’s lives. This could be seen as cherry picking the Mennonite religion as far as only considering the things that cost more money to the company would later be consider against their religion, thus deeming it as unconstitutional. I feel that this would be a manipulation of the system. I concur with the Affordable Care Act; this is a great start to fixing our country’s Health care issues and holding every one accountable for America’s health care. This will also further stimulate a growing economy and exerts fair coverage for everyone. I foresee a bright future for the ACA.

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