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On November 16, 2102, in Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 12-1635 (D. D.C. Nov. 16, 2012), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction to a closely held, for-profit religious publishing company and its president and CEO against enforcement of Department of Health and Human Services regulations interpreting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to require all health insurance plans and policies, unless grandfathered or otherwise exempt, to comply with the contraceptive coverage mandate starting with the plan years beginning on or after August 1, 2012. 76 Fed. Reg. 46621-01 (Aug. 3, 2011).
Background
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. is a for-profit Christian publishing company with 260 full-time employees. It provides them with health insurance through a self-insured health plan that omits coverage of abortions and of drugs (e.g., Plan B or ella) or devices (e.g.,intrauterine devices) that can cause the demise of an already conceived or fertilized human embryo. Tyndale is 96.5 percent owned by the Tyndale House Foundation: a nonprofit religious entity that distributes profits to various charities; the Tyndale Trust...
