U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused Hobby Lobby’s
request Wednesday to block the federal healthcare law’s
contraceptive mandate from going into effect for for-profit
companies on Jan. 1. Businesses, regardless of their religious
convictions, will have to begin offering contraceptives, including
abortifacients, with their health insurance plans on New Year’s Day
or face hefty fines. The Christian retailer and its sister company
Mardel Inc. is in the process of suing
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