A federal judge has ruled that Catholic groups do not have to immediately comply with mandates in Obamacare.
The Pittsburgh Diocese challenged the law because of the requirement that all employees would have to be provided with contraceptives.
“The issue with the services in the mandate is that they either go against preservation of human life or involve the actual taking of human life,” Bishop David Zubik told the court during emotional testimony.
At issue was charities connected to the church not being exempted from the law’s contraception mandate. The Church said that any charity connected to the Diocese had to maintain the teachings of the church.
The injunction is only preliminary and those involved expect it to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.