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Obamacare contraceptive rule splits Supreme Court

A divided U.S. Supreme Court debated whether companies can assert religious rights, hearing arguments in an ideological clash over President Barack Obamas health-care law and rules that promote contraceptive coverage.

By Greg Stohr and Sophia Pearson | Updated on March 25, 2014

March 25 (Bloomberg) — A divided U.S. Supreme Court debated whether companies can assert the same religious rights as individuals, hearing arguments in an ideological clash over Obamacare and rules promoting contraceptive coverage.

The 90-minute session marked the Supreme Court’s first look at the health law since the justices upheld its core provisions in 2012. At issue is whether two family-owned companies are entitled to a religious exemption from the requirement that employers cover birth control as part of worker-insurance plans.

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