Moore said that estrogen supplements and other forms of birth control are also used often times to treat serious illnesses as well as prevent pregnancy. Lui clarified that Hobby Lobby in particular does not object to providing contraception coverage but specifically to abortifacients like the morning after pill.
He played a clip of Hobby Lobby’s founder and lawyer making the case that their religious faith should not be violated simply because of their profession or the size of their company. “What about freedom of religion, as they were talking about?” Lui asked.
“I think the notion of the First Amendment, and I’m not a lawyer, is that, you know, you don’t impose a state religion on everybody,” Moore said. “If I believe that at age 24, and I’ve got three kids, that I need to use birth control so I don’t have fourth, you can’t impose your religious beliefs on me, Hobby Lobby, that I ought to have a fourth or a fifth child because that’s what you believe.”
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