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May 8, 2014 - The Affordable Care Act/Obamacare is in the courts again.  This time the scene was U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, sometimes described as the second highest court in the land, where attorneys made oral arguments in Priests for Life vs. the U.S Department of Health and Human Services.  Similar to Hobby Lobby, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 25, Priests for Life is challenging the HHS "contraceptive services mandate," the requirement under the Affordable Care Act that it provide "insurance plans that include coverage for, or access to, contraception, sterilization, abortifacients, and related education and counseling."   While attorneys presented their arguments inside the court, supporters of Priests for Life held a rally for religious freedom outside.  Rev. Pat Mahoney described the HHS mandate as "the greatest attack on religious freedom in American history."  In addition to representatives of various pro-life groups, a number of congressmen stopped by to speak at the rally.
U.S. Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) has introduced H.R. 940, the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HCCRA).
U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ).
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ).
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