OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An
Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain has formally appealed a
federal judge's rejection of its request to block part of the federal
health care overhaul that requires it to provide insurance coverage for
the morning-after and week-after birth control pills.
Online records of the 10th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals indicate Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. appealed
the ruling on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton handed down the
ruling on Monday.
Hobby Lobby and a sister
company, Mardel Inc., sued the government in September, claiming the
mandate violates the owners' religious beliefs.
The owners contend the
morning-after and week-after pills are tantamount to abortion because
they can prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in a woman's womb.
They also object to providing coverage for certain kinds of intrauterine
devices.
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