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<p style="text-align: justify;">As you know by now, the federal government is requiring both religious and secular employers to fund possible abortion-inducing drugs as part of most companies' employee health plans. This has created a national outcry over the blatant disregard for religious liberty under the new federal healthcare law.<br /><br />With more than 30 lawsuits from some 80 businesses, religious organizations and individuals over the mandate, various initial court decisions are beginning to emerge. Some are encouraging, such as the decision from Denver saying the Catholic owners of a secular business do not have to comply with the mandate while their lawsuit proceeds.<br /><br />Others, however, are discouraging.<span style="font-family: Verdana,  Arial,  Helvetica,  sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">   <a href="https://connect.focusonthefamily.com/aprimo/OutboundMessage.aspx?O=cb99e9c17cf21e32ef853797c5de44f4&amp;T=8be45211f056cdd1&amp;D=b9ca57b2fbe8cb42458807853387983f6a0f6be5ccdab113&amp;M=b333208886639fd5&amp;MSGID=8bfae219f89aa53b0edd149ae819f99a21b61edaadc45e5f&amp;A=762e0b4d1027e9c635494eb13059823c&amp;R=16b9a1d21b495d4dbbdaada013d89410" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>READ</strong></span></span></a></span></p>