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Rep. Gosar: Religious Freedom Doesn't End at the Shop Door

Statement

Date: March 25, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Religion Health Insurance Reproduction

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments today concerning ObamaCare's contraceptive mandate:

"This is yet another example of the federal government overstepping its constitutional bounds. The government cannot impose a mandate on business owners that requires them to choose between their religion and their livelihood. Americans' constitutional and God-given right to religious freedom doesn't end at the shop door; a business owner who believes that paying for contraceptives that can potentially put an end to human life is immoral shouldn't be forced to do so. I call on the Supreme Court to protect the sanctity of the First Amendment by striking down this appalling mandate."


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