9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on #Church's Standing to Challenge #HealthInsurance Mandate

In March 2025, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held that the #AssemblyofGod Church which opposes #abortion and some forms of #contraception lacked standing to challenge Washington's #Reproductive Parity Act which requires #health #insurance carriers to provide coverage for #contraceptives and #abortions.

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9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Church's Standing to Challenge Health Insurance Mandate

Yesterday, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in  Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland v. Kuderer  ( video of full...

"Assembly of God" in tent by the roadside, Cache County, Oklahoma. Twenty- nine attend this church. Eighteen families of displaced laborers and tenants encamp in this group along the highway

#AssemblyofGod #CacheCounty #Oklahoma #DorotheaLanges #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

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"#AssemblyofGod" in tent by the roadside, #CacheCounty, #Oklahoma. Twenty- nine attend this church. Eighteen families of displaced laborers and tenants encamp in this group along the highway

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017770050/