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Two blue states are still trying to force nuns\u2019 healthcare plans to cover contraceptives.<\/p>\n

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The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty asked an appeals court today to thwart a ruling requiring the Little Sisters of the Poor to include contraceptives in their healthcare plan, Becket stated in a press release Tuesday. An Obama-appointed federal judge in August 2025 that the group of Catholic nuns must comply Pennsylvania\u2019s and New Jersey\u2019s mandate or risk facing millions of dollars in fines. (RELATED: Pope Praises American Legal Fund\u2019s Efforts To Defend Religious Liberty)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFor fifteen years, government officials have stepped into the ring with the Little Sisters and gotten pummeled every time,\u201d Becket president <\/span>Mark Rienzi, the Little Sisters\u2019 lead attorney in the case, stated in the press release. \u201cYou\u2019d think Pennsylvania and New Jersey would know better by now\u2014but some bureaucrats are just gluttons for punishment. We\u2019re confident\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0court will deliver yet another victory protecting the Little Sisters\u2019 ministry to the most vulnerable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Becket president Mark Rienzi talks to reported with the Little Sisters of the Poor. Courtesy of the Becket Fund for Religious Freedom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Obama-era U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) required most employers to provide contraceptives in their healthcare plans as part of the Affordable Care Act in 2012. However, it didn\u2019t have an exception for certain religious groups like the Little Sisters, according to Becket\u2019s press release. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2016 that the Little Sisters were exempt as conscientious objectors, Pennsylvania and New Jersey sued the Trump-era HHS to reverse that protection. The Supreme Court upheld that protection in 2020.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor nearly 200 years we have welcomed the elderly poor and dying into our homes, and with the population of seniors rapidly growing we cannot allow a government lawsuit to stop us from carrying out our mission,\u201d Little Sisters\u2019 Mother Loraine Marie Maguire stated in the Tuesday press release. \u201cPennsylvania and New Jersey can keep fighting if they want. All we want is to keep serving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Becket is a \u201cpublic-interest legal and educational institute with a mission to protect the free expression of all faiths,\u201d according to its website. It\u2019s named after Saint Thomas Becket, an archbishop who was assassinated by King Henry II\u2019s supporters after refusing to let the king interfere with the Catholic Church\u2019s affairs. Notable Supreme Court victories include Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014), Agudath Israel v. Cuomo (2021) Mahmoud v. Taylor (2025).<\/p>\n

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