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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHobby Lobby Invested In Numerous Abortion And Contraception Products
While Claiming Religious Objection.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2014/04/01/hobby-lobby-401k-discovered-to-be-investor-in-numerous-abortion-and-contraception-products-while-claiming-religious-objection/
However, it turns out that the owners of Hobby Lobby do not appear to have any problem with profiting from the companies that manufacture the very products that so grievously offend their religious principles.
The following is a summation of the companies manufacturing these products that are held by the Hobby Lobby employee retirement plan, as set forth by Ms. Reddens remarkable reporting:
These companies include Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, which makes Plan B and ParaGard, a copper IUD, and Actavis ACT +0.39%, which makes a generic version of Plan B and distributes Ella. Other holdings in the mutual funds selected by Hobby Lobby include Pfizer PFE +0.2%, the maker of Cytotec and Prostin E2, which are used to induce abortions; Bayer , which manufactures the hormonal IUDs Skyla and Mirena; AstraZeneca AZN +0.53%, which has an Indian subsidiary that manufactures Prostodin, Cerviprime, and Partocin, three drugs commonly used in abortions; and Forest Laboratories, which makes Cervidil, a drug used to induce abortions. Several funds in the Hobby Lobby retirement plan also invested in Aetna AET -0.37% and Humana, two health insurance companies that cover surgical abortions, abortion drugs, and emergency contraception in many of the health care policies they sell.
3catwoman3
(23,971 posts)...verbal contortions they will come up with to justify/explain this stunning chunk of hypocrisy.
Justice
(7,185 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)underpants
(182,766 posts)awake
(3,226 posts)since they have stated in court filings that it is against their beliefs to be involved in contraceptives. After all Pres. Bill Clinton was impeached for lying under oath.Also a employe for Hobby Lobby could sue if there health care does not cover contraception products which Hobby Lobby invested in changeling that their Religious Objection claim is false.
maindawg
(1,151 posts)that this ruling will stir up a ton of legal issues. Can any employer refuse to allow anything else for any other reason ? How do you prove your devotion in court ? Do the courts need this bullshit when they have real law to arbitrate. Hell no. They are already under staffed and over worked. Can the tax payers afford an endless legal battle to defend this non sense ? NO.
Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)insurance policies?
ck4829
(35,045 posts)Supply Side Jesus has spoken.
IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,076 posts)...it appears to me you hit the definition right on the head!
Orsino
(37,428 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Corrupt hypocrites.
spanone
(135,819 posts)Autumn
(45,055 posts)abortions monthly.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)especially for the male employees.
But even the female ones would have to work pretty damn hard for monthly.
tavernier
(12,377 posts)on all the major networks all day!!
In real life, it's already dead and buried as far as the msm is concerned. Time to move on to fresh news, like the trials and tribulations of Monica Lewinsky.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)K & R