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November 6, 2012

Judge Sides with Michigan Company Seeking to Opt Out of Contraception Rule 
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A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Michigan company seeking to opt
out of a requirement in the new federal healthcare law to provide
contraception coverage to female employees. Judge Robert Cleland of the
Federal District Court in Detroit sided with a family-owned company that
argued that funding contraceptives would violate the family's religious
beliefs. The ruling marked the second time a federal judge has sided
with an employer seeking an exemption on the grounds of opposition to
contraceptives.

 

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