Recognizing religious freedom or denying healthcare? 5 reactions to Little Sisters Supreme Court ruling

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, July 09, 2020

Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Americans United for Separation of Church and State President and CEO Rachel Laser blasted the Supreme Court's decision in favor of the religious exemption.

Laser argued that by allowing the exemption to take effect, the Supreme Court placed a “stamp of approval on the Trump administration’s exploitation of religious freedom at the expense of birth control coverage for workers, students and their families.”

“Religious freedom includes the right to believe as you see fit, not to impose your beliefs on or discriminate against others,” she said in a statement released Wednesday.

“The government must not play favorites and allow particular religious beliefs that reject birth control to justify denying countless women and LGBTQ people access.”