Washington D.C., Feb 18, 2016 / 06:22 am
While Catholic nuns are required to obey health care regulations that they say violate the teachings of their faith, large corporations like ExxonMobil are exempt, a new website says.
That fact and other details of the Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell court case are available on the new site: thelittlesistersofthepoor.com/#littlesisters, announced the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, the legal group that represents the sisters, on Tuesday.
"This website demonstrates that everything the Little Sisters of the Poor do is motivated by faith," said Melinda Skea, director of communications for the Becket Fund. "It also shows that the government has very weak claims to force the Little Sisters to violate their faith."
Issued under the Affordable Care Act, the HHS mandate requires employers to offer free coverage for contraception, sterilization and some drugs that can cause abortions.