Last Friday, January 3, The Chicago Tribune published this editorial on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's decision to grant an injunction in favor of the nuns, exempting them from paying for contraceptive coverage while the courts handle their case: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-obamacare-contraceptive-edit-0103-20140103,0,3169444.story
This editorial is definitely in agreement with my beliefs, especially as I espoused them in an essay I wrote in my Justice class in Christ College during the Fall 2012 semester at Valparaiso University.
The ACA is certainly well intentioned in seeking to resolve the crisis of uninsured individuals in this country. But no person, whether a church employee or a Christian in a secular business, should be forced against his/her conscience to fund certain medical procedures, especially those that harm life at its start. This is one of many reasons why this law is flawed and our leaders should go back to the drawing board to hammer out legislation that does a better job reforming healthcare by addressing the major issues.
I applaud Sonia Sotomayor for granting this injunction. Now it's time for the courts to rule that granting insurance to individuals does not mean others must relinquish their religious freedom.
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