Category Archives: Obamacare

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Obamacare Update

Posted on May 16, 2013 by admin

May 16, 2013. Today, the Obamacare appeal was argued by Liberty Counsel in the U.S. Fourth Circuit in Richmond, VA. The comprehensive challenge was revived by order of the US Supreme Court weeks after the presidential election. Nikolas T. Nikas … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Back in Court: Individual Mandate is a “Tax on Pro-Life Conscience”

Posted on March 7, 2013 by admin

March 7, 2013 — Today, BDF filed a key amicus brief in the U.S. Fourth Circuit on behalf of 281 Members of Legatus and the Catholic Medical Association, laying out exactly how the “Abortion Premium Mandate” and the “HHS Abortifacient … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Mandate Blocked in 8th Cir; Amicus Brief Exposes Health Dangers of Contraceptives

Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin

Contact:  Dorinda C. Bordlee, BDF senior counsel, 504-231-7234, dbordlee@bdfund.org November 29, 2012 - A federal appeals court has granted an interim injunction blocking the enforcement of the Obamacare HHS Mandate against O’Brien Industrial Holdings, a St. Louis, Missouri, company and its … Continue reading →

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BDF Brief Exposes Health Dangers of HHS Contraceptive Mandate

Posted on September 27, 2012 by admin

September 28, 2012.  Detroit, Michigan. As lawsuits around the nation move forward to oppose the coercive HHS Contraceptive Mandate of Obamacare, a new amicus brief filed by Bioethics Defense Fund (BDF) and Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF) highlights what a federal … Continue reading →

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Hercules Trounces Obama: HHS Mandate Victory

Posted on July 27, 2012 by admin

July 27, 2012. Bioethics Defense Fund congratulates our colleague Matt Bowman of ADF for securing an injunction of the HHS mandate. The ruling of the Carter-appointed federal judge applies only to Hercules Industries, a self-insured business owned by Catholics who … Continue reading →

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BD Fund in Crisis Magazine: Law in the Service of Life

Posted on July 20, 2012 by admin

Stephen Herreid writes an article in Crisis magazine calling on all of us to do our part to defend life. Along the way he mentions our work here. From “Law in the Service of Life:” Lawyers Nikolas Nikas and Dorinda … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Repeal Bill Cites Abortion Mandates

Posted on July 11, 2012 by admin

Wednesday, July 11, 2012: Today, the U.S. House voted favorably on a bill to repeal Obamacare. The text is available online. Bioethics Defense Fund attorneys Nikolas Nikas and Dorinda Bordlee note that the Congressional findings included in the bill outline … Continue reading →

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Nikas and Bordlee Interviewed in NRO

Posted on June 28, 2012 by admin

National Review Online’s Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews BDF’s Nikas and Bordlee about the Supreme Court’s Obamacare ruling. A ‘Tax on Pro-Life Conscience’ That’s what Bioethics Defense Fund attorneys Nikolas T. Nikas and Dorinda C. Bordlee are calling the impact of … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Ruling Effectively Imposes a Tax on Pro-Life Conscience

Posted on June 28, 2012 by admin

June 28, 2012. Washington, D.C. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court majority upheld the Obamacare law in its entirety under the unexpected reasoning that the "penalty" imposed on citizens who do not buy approved insurance is a "tax", and thus legitimate … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Decision Just Released

Posted on June 28, 2012 by admin

BDF lawyers Nikolas Nikas and Dorinda Bordlee are reading and analyzing the Obamacare decision and will have a statement soon. For now, read the decision here: http://bdfund.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/11-393c3a2.pdf

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