Question

Under the ACA, business that offer health insurance to their employees are required to include birth control devices as part of the employer-sponsored health plan. The ACA exempted religious employers (church groups) but did not exempt businesses. Hobby Lobby is a Christian business, and it objected, saying that it was a violation of its religious beliefs.

A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Under the Affordable Care Act, businesses are required to provide birth control devices as part of the employer-sponsored health plan, but religious employers are exempt. Hobby Lobby, a Christian business, objected to this requirement based on religious beliefs, and the Supreme Court ruled in their favor in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. in 2014.

Step-by-step explanation:

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), businesses that offer health insurance to their employees are required to include birth control devices as part of the employer-sponsored health plan. However, the ACA exempted religious employers, such as church groups, from this requirement. Hobby Lobby, a Christian business, objected to providing birth control coverage, citing a violation of its religious beliefs. In the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. in 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, stating that for-profit companies like Hobby Lobby can deny coverage for contraception based on religious beliefs.