{"id":57122,"date":"2014-07-27T19:30:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T23:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=57122"},"modified":"2014-07-27T16:42:02","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T20:42:02","slug":"cny-citizens-in-action-protest-supreme-courts-hobby-lobby-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=57122","title":{"rendered":"CNY Citizens in Action Protest Supreme Court\u2019s Hobby Lobby Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-57123\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"photo (5)\" width=\"226\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-5.jpg 226w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-5-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(New Hartford, NY \u2013 July 24, 2014) Local advocacy group CNY Citizens in Action held a demonstration against the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc, and Hobby Lobby\u2019s corporate policies regarding their workers\u2019 healthcare choices.<\/p>\n<p>About 25 people attended the demonstration, held on Thursday, July 24 at 6 p.m. on the sidewalk alongside Hobby Lobby\u2019s Commercial Drive location in New Hartford. CNYCIA members displayed their opposition to the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to allow the craft store chain to disregard portions of the Affordable Care Act, which state that their health insurance must cover contraception.<\/p>\n<p>CNYCIA said that this decision sets several dangers precedents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel that corporations are not people, and as such cannot prescribe to a particular religion,\u201d said CNY Citizens in Action member Trinh Truong. \u201cNot only does this decision take us another step closer to labeling corporations as \u2018people,\u2019 this decision opens the floodgates in terms of what employers are now allowed to do based on their \u2018religious convictions.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNYCIA members also feel that this is another blow to women\u2019s rights. \u201cWomen earn their insurance as a condition of employment,\u201d said CNY Citizens in Action member Diane Berry. \u201cThe insurance plan belongs to the employee, not the employer. Women should be free to spend their insurance dollars how they see fit, without interference from their boss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another point CNYCIA makes is that more than a million American women use contraception for health reasons other than preventing pregnancy. They argue that the CEO of Hobby Lobby is not a doctor, and does not fully understand the medical necessity of contraception or why a doctor may prescribe certain forms over others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to a family history of cancer, the only viable method of contraception I can use is the IUD,\u201d said CNYCIA member Amy Francisco. \u201cIf my employer refused to cover it, it would cost me a month of wages to pay for the device and the procedure to install the device.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visuals included colorful signs, banners and American flags.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(New Hartford, NY \u2013 July 24, 2014) Local advocacy group CNY Citizens in Action held a demonstration against the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc, and Hobby Lobby\u2019s corporate policies regarding their workers\u2019 healthcare choices. 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