In a decision of startling breadth, the Court holds that commercial enterprises, including corporations, along with partnerships and sole proprietorships, can opt out of any law (saving only tax laws) they judge incompatible with their sincerely held religious beliefs, Ginsburg wrote. She said she feared that with its decision, the court had ventured into a minefield. ... The burden of paying out of pocket for contraception has now unfairly shifted to women whose bosses religious beliefs conflict with their own, Ginsburg said. An intrauterine device, a very reliable form of long-term contraception that is implanted into the uterus, is particularly expensive for women to have to pay for out of pocket. It bears note in this regard that the cost of an IUD is nearly equivalent to a months full-time pay for workers earning the minimum wage, she wrote. Ginsburg argued that religious corporations are not significantly burdened by having to include certain coverage in their health insurance plans. The requirement carries no command that Hobby Lobby or Conestoga purchase or provide the contraceptives they find objectionable, she wrote. Instead, it calls on the companies covered by the requirement to direct money into undifferentiated funds that finance a wide variety of benefits under comprehensive health plans. huffingtonpost/2014/06/30/ruth-bader-ginsburg-write_n_5544111.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000046&ir=Women
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