a new Catholic Charities case

An intermediate appellate court today rejected (by a 3-2 vote) the arguments by Catholic Charities of Albany that New York's law mandating that it provide coverage for contraceptives violated its constitutional rights. This ruling, here, is consistent with the California Supreme Court's ruling in a similar case. Susan Stabile's article on this topic was cited by both the majority and the dissent.

A volume just published by the Linacre Center, Cooperation, Complicity & Conscience (Helen Watt ed. 2005), contains a discussion of the moral and legal issues raised by this case. My contribution to the volume deals with US law and conscientious objection in health care. Information about how to obtain the volume is available on the Linacre Center's website.   

Richard