Supreme Court Turns Down Contraceptive Case [View all]

[Surya Gayatri]

Last edited Tue Jun 28, 2016, 01:33 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: MSNBC (cable)

The Supreme Court has declined to rule in the Washington State "religious freedom" contraceptive case. This means that service providers such as pharmacies cannot use the "religious faith" excuse to refuse to provide birth control products to customers.

Will post link when available.

ETA:

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to take up a challenge to a Washington state law that makes it illegal for pharmacies to refuse to dispense medications for religious reasons.

The court's action, bypassing an invitation to wade back into the issues of religion and contraception, allows the state to enforce the law.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito called the court's refusal to hear the case "an ominous sign."

The case involved a small family-owned business whose owners objected to stocking birth control pills.

The nation's pharmacies are generally allowed to make decisions about which drugs to stock, for business reasons or convenience. When a drug is not in stock, the pharmacies typically refer customers to a competitor nearby who has the medication.



Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/supreme-court-declines-hear-pharmacy-s-religious-objections-case-n600261

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More good news for women...the Washington State injunction stands

Three guesses who dissented in the 5-3 decision. The three RW apologists who are left, of course: Roberts, Clarence and Alito.

Is it my imagination, or has the SCOTUS drifted slightly leftward since the ideologue Scalia departed so unexpectedly?