Oklahoma Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of HHS Contraceptive Mandate Against Hundreds of Member Employers of the Catholic Benefits Association
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The CBA's general counsel,
In the
In March, the CBA and eight other Catholic organizations, filed the class action lawsuit seeking to protect its members' exercise of religion by exempting them from the Mandate that requires them to provide coverage for free contraceptives, abortion inducing drugs, abortion inducing devices, sterilization, and related counseling. Archbishop Paul Coakley, the CBA's Vice-President and the Archbishop of
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The named plaintiffs in the CBA lawsuit include
The CBA is an association of Catholic employers united in their defense of their First Amendment right to witness to their Catholic faith, through their ministries and businesses, by providing their employees with life-affirming health care coverage that complies with Catholic teaching. It serves over 450 Catholic employers, including 8 archdioceses, 15 dioceses, and others. These employers also include religious orders, local
The CBA also makes it possible for Catholic employers — both nonprofit and for-profit — to exercise their religious values through the health coverage they provide to their employees. To accomplish this, the CBA has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary,
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