In case you weren't aware how devious and despicable the "pro-choice" contingency is, a district judge had to step in to prevent California from forcing CHURCHES to pay for abortions.
They're not pro-choice. They are pro-abortion.
From the Daily Wire:
A California district court ruled Thursday that a state law mandating companies, including religious organizations, pay for elective abortions as part of their health insurance plans is unconstitutional.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California sided with three California churches — Foothill Church in Glendora, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Chino, and the Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch — in their challenge to the state's Knox Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975.
The court ruled against the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), which sent letters in 2014 to seven private health insurers "directing them to remove any limitations on or exclusions of abortion care services from the health care coverage they offered to various employers," which included the three plaintiffs.
These churches would not provide coverage for abortion procedures because they believe it's the immoral act of ending a human life. And California's health department tried to force them to anyways.
And why did the California health department take this action? Surprise, surprise it's because of Planned Parenthood, of course.
Since the churches each employ more than 50 full-time employees, they must provide health insurance to their employees under the state law.
DMHC sent the letters after Planned Parenthood asked the state to "fix" such exemptions "to ensure that employers cannot deny women coverage of abortion services," according to emails shared by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys.
America's largest abortion mill was lobbying California to try to go after churches that wouldn't pay for abortions. Apparently, it's not enough that they get to perform these abortions, they want money from the churches to support their murderous practice.
The policy from California demanded by Planned Parenthood is so out of bounds that a California judge – an Obama appointee! – struck it down.
Chief Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, appointed by former President Barack Obama, summarized in her opinion for the court that Mary Watanabe, the director of the DMHC, "has not shown ‘[she] lacks other means of achieving [her] desired goal without imposing a substantial burden on the exercise of religion by [plaintiffs].'"
"The Director's denial of the Churches' request for exceptions to accommodate their religious beliefs, based solely on the fact that those requests did not originate with a plan, was not narrowly tailored to serve a compelling interest," Mueller added.
Thank goodness for honest judges who are able to push back against the insanity of California.
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