On November 20, 2012, the CNS International Ministries filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the First Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court to declare as unconstitutional and permanently enjoin enforcement of provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) extending universal contraception coverage to employer-sponsored private health insurance coverage. Specifically, CNS International Ministries contended that compliance with the contraception coverage requirement violates their sincerely held religious beliefs.

On November 27, 2012, the CNS International Ministries voluntarily dismissed all claims without prejudice. On November 28, 2012, the court (Judge Rodney W. Sippel) ordered the dismissal.

On June 14, 2013, CNS International Ministries were added as plaintiffs in Sharpe Holding, Inc. v. Sebeliusk (2:12-cv-00092-DDN).

Richard Jolly - 03/05/2014


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