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ADF attorneys file suit against administration\u2019s \u2018abortion pill\u2019 mandate on behalf of Denver\u2019s Hercules Industries<\/em><\/h2>\n

NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, April 30, 2012<\/p>\n

Alliance Defence\u00a0 Fund<\/a><\/p>\n

ADF attorney sound bite: <\/strong> Matt Bowman<\/a><\/p>\n

DENVER \u2014 Alliance Defense Fund attorneys representing a private Denver employer filed a federal lawsuit<\/a> Monday against the Obama administration over its mandate that forces the family-owned business to violate its religious beliefs by requiring it to offer insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception.<\/p>\n

Because the company, Hercules Industries, would be required to begin offering the new coverage when its self-insured plan renews on Nov. 1, the case is one of the only ones in the nation requesting a court order that would halt the mandate within the next three months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government shouldn\u2019t punish people of faith for making decisions in accordance with their faith,\u201d said ADF Legal Counsel Matt Bowman. \u201cEvery American should know that a government with the power to do this to anyone can do this–and worse–to everyone. The abortion pill mandate unconstitutionally coerces the leadership of Hercules Industries to violate their religious beliefs and consciences under the threat of heavy fines and penalties. That is simply not acceptable in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hercules owners William Newland, Paul Newland, James Newland, and Christine Ketterhagen, and its vice-president, Andrew Newland, are practicing and believing Catholics. They desire to run the company, an HVAC manufacturer, in a manner that reflects their sincerely held religious beliefs, including their belief that God requires respect for the sanctity of human life. Their lawsuit, Newland v. Sebelius<\/em>, is in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.<\/p>\n

In February, ADF attorneys filed suit against the mandate on behalf of two private Christian colleges, Geneva College<\/a> in Pennsylvania and Louisiana College<\/a> in Louisiana.<\/p>\n

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ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation<\/a> to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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