The Supreme Court extended a hold Friday in accordance with the Obamacare contraceptive requirement that applies to groups with religious affiliations. The order offers an alternative to the Little Sisters of the Poor, Catholic nuns who operate nursing homes in Denver and Baltimore and who are suing over the new health care law's requirement that employers provide coverage for contraceptive care. The court said the order was "based it on all of the circumstances of the case," accommodating all groups. Religiously affiliated non-profit groups -- like the nuns -- get an exemption, but it isn't automatic: they must fill out a form stating that providing contraceptive coverage would violate their religious principles and may face fines if they do not fill them out. The sisters say signing the form, in essence, deputizes their insurance provider to offer the coverage, making them part of a process they find objectionable.
