Abortion mandate/religious freedom oral arguments at Supreme Court seem to have gone well

This is the cautionary opinion expressed in a posting on LifeSite news (Of course if the Court upholds the Obamacare abortion mandate requirement it will be a disaster for religious freedom). They also have links to pro-abortion sites who are not too happy with the tenor of the questions from the Justices.

The posting after the Court proceedings discussion has great pictures of the pro-life rally outside the Supreme Court!

“No one should be forced to give up their constitutionally protected civil rights just to open a family business,” said Lori Windham, Senior Counsel for The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and counsel for Hobby Lobby. “This case demonstrates in no uncertain terms that the government’s efforts to strip this family business of its religious rights represent a gross violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the First Amendment.”

Meanwhile, liberals think Justice Kennedy will decide that the HHS mandate forces companies to pay for abortions and that he will vote to overturn the mandate as a result.

“Shortly after Kennedy made this statement, Justice Kagan’s face dropped. It appeared that she’d just figured out that she would be joining a dissenting opinion,” a liberal blog said.

As I left the Supreme Court building, I ran into one of the nation’s leading advocates for reproductive justice. We smiled at each other, and then I said “Kennedy thinks this is an abortion case. The government is going to lose.”

“That’s right,” she said, shaking her head. “That’s right.”

Justice Roberts, who upset some conservatives with his Obamacare decision, appeared ready to side with Hobby Lobby ...

Here's the scene outside the Court - plenty of pictures if you hit the link -

Pro-Lifers Rally at Supreme Court for Hobby Lobby, Religious Freedom

Here's one -

And one more - great turnout from multiple groups, in bad weather ...

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[Eileen Peterosn]

May the intercession of Mary of the Annunciation bring a victory to all those who value religious freedom.