Dem members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation today slammed the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling allowing certain companies to opt out of contraceptive coverage for employees. 

 

"The owners of Hobby Lobby, a for-profit arts and crafts store, and Conestoga Wood, a for-profit wood furniture manufacturer, should have no voice when it comes to women's private health care decisions," said U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, adding the ruling "opens the door for employers to restrict access to other essential health care services." 

 

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, said the decision "has limited the personal healthcare decisions of women across the United States," while U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison,responded, "Women are more than capable of making their own decisions without consulting politicians or their employer." 

 

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, meanwhile, praised the decision, saying he's grateful "the Supreme Court recognized that individuals do not surrender their religious freedoms when operating a business." 

 

Johnson, R-Oshkosh, also said the ruling places "important restraints on the 'fourth branch' of government -- the unelected bureaucrats in the executive agencies."

 

 

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