Court bars enforcement of HHS mandate against nursing-facility owner

September 12, 2013

A US district court judge in Colorado has temporarily blocked enforcement of the HHS mandate against assisted-living centers and nursing homes owned by Stephen Briscoe, an evangelical Protestant, according to a LifeNews.com report.

Judge Wiley Young Daniel, a Clinton appointee, made clear that his order extended only to “four objectionable FDA approved methods” of contraception to which Briscoe objects because of their potential abortifacient effect.

 

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Further information:

• Obama Admin Stopped From Forcing Senior Citizen Homes to Obey HHS Mandate (LifeNews.com)
• Relying On Hobby Lobby Case, Court Enjoins ACA Mandate's Application To 4 Contraceptive Methods (Religion Clause)
• Full text of decision (Alliance Defending Freedom)
• Court rules against nursing-facility owner in HHS mandate case (CWN, 3/1)