Katie Couric: Let’s talk about Hobby Lobby. Your 35-page dissent has been described as &am
Katie Couric: Let’s talk about Hobby Lobby. Your 35-page dissent has been described as “blistering” and “scathing”. Why did you find this decision so disturbing?Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The decision that an employer could refuse to cover contraceptives meant that women would have to take care of that for themselves, or the men who care. Contraceptive protection is something that every woman must have access to to control her own destiny. I certainly respect the belief of the Hobby Lobby owners. On the other hand, they have no right to force that belief on the hundreds and hundreds of women who work for them who don’t hold that belief. I have never seen the free exercise of religion clause interpreted in such a way.Couric: Some people say there’s something troubling about mandating a private company to do something against their deeply held religious beliefs. What would you say to those people?Ginsburg: When you’re part of a society, you can’t separate yourself from the obligations that citizens have.Read the full interview hereTHE NOTORIOUS SUPREME R.B.G.More R.B.G. greatness -- source link
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