San Francisco, Calif., Oct 23, 2019 / 12:26 pm
Attorneys for the Little Sisters of the Poor reiterated their call for the U.S. Supreme Court to step in after a second appeals court ruled against the sisters' exemption from the federal contraception mandate.
"The Little Sisters never wanted this fight and have spent 8 years trying to focus on caring for the elderly poor instead of fighting senseless legal battles. The states in these lawsuits should leave the nuns alone," said Montse Alvarado, vice president and executive director of Becket, the law firm representing the sisters.
In an Oct. 22 statement on Twitter, Alvarado noted that Becket and the U.S. Solicitor General have asked the Supreme Court to review the matter.
"It must step in to fix the mess and secure #religiousfreedom for the Little Sisters," she said. "Enough is enough."