Ruth Bader Ginsburg Writes Scathing 19-Page Dissent In Birth Control Case

"In a decision of startling breadth, the Court holds that commercial enterprises, including corporations, along with partnerships and sole proprietorships, can opt out of any law (saving only tax laws) they judge incompatible with their sincerely held religious beliefs," Ginsburg wrote.

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The burden of paying out of pocket for contraception has now unfairly shifted to women whose bosses' religious beliefs conflict with their own, Ginsburg said. An intrauterine device, a very reliable form of long-term contraception that is implanted into the uterus, is particularly expensive for women to have to pay for out of pocket.

"It bears note in this regard that the cost of an IUD is nearly equivalent to a month's full-time pay for workers earning the minimum wage," she wrote.

Ginsburg argued that religious corporations are not significantly burdened by having to include certain coverage in their health insurance plans.

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Ginsburg noted that the case, brought by the Christian owners of the retail chain Hobby Lobby, marks the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has exempted a for-profit corporation from a generally applicable law on religious grounds.

"The absence of such precedent is just what one would expect, for the exercise of religion is characteristic of natural persons, not artificial legal entities," she wrote. She concluded: "Indeed, approving some religious claims while deeming others unworthy of accommodation could be 'perceived as favoring one religion over another,' the very 'risk the Establishment Clause was designed to preclude.' The Court, I fear has ventured into a minefield."

Ginsburg's dissent was joined in full by Justice Sonia Sotomayor and for the most part by Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan.
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Thank you to Jeff In Milwaukee who has a link to the full Dissent
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025171077

http://www.scribd.com/doc/231974154/Ginsburg-Dissent