Court Rules Oregon Can’t Force Pro-Life Group to Fund Abortions

A federal appeals court has ruled that Oregon cannot compel a pro-life organization to include abortion coverage in its employee health insurance plans, delivering a major victory for conscience rights in a years-long legal battle.The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday issued a 2-1 decision in Oregon Right to Life v. Stolfi, reversing a lower court’s dismissal of the group’s lawsuit against the state’s 2017 Reproductive Health Equity Act.The law mandates abortion and abortifacient birth co