July 25, 2023
A Washington state law mandating that employee health plans offering maternity coverage also cover abortion does not burden or target religion, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, tossing a church's lawsuit challenging the law on religious freedom grounds.
May 18, 2023
A Washington federal judge refused to scrap a church's lawsuit challenging a state law mandating that employee health plans cover abortion, saying the church has standing to pursue its case because it was unable to continue providing comparable coverage that aligned with its beliefs after the law took effect.