IN THE
Supreme Court of the United States
K
ATHLEEN
S
EBELIUS
, S
ECRETARY OF
H
EALTH AND
H
UMAN
S
ERVICES
,
ET AL
.
,
Petitioners,
v.
H
OBBY
L
OBBY
S
TORES
, I
NC
.,
ET AL
.
,
Respondents.
(Additional Caption on the Reverse)
BRIEF OF
AMICI CURIAE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS,PHYSICIANS FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION,
ET AL.
IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT
On Writs of Certiorari to the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth and Third Circuits
Nos. 13-354 and 13-356
Bruce H. Schneider
Counsel of Record
Michele L. PahmerDarya BrilS
TROOCK
& S
TROOCK
& L
AVAN
LLP180 Maiden LaneNew York, New York 10038212-806-5400bschneider@stroock.com
January 28, 2014
Counsel for
Amici Curiae
(Additional Counsel on the Reverse)
C
ONESTOGA
W
OOD
S
PECIALTIES
C
ORPORATION
,
Petitioners,
v.
K
ATHLEEN
S
EBELIUS
, S
ECRETARY OF
H
EALTH AND
H
UMAN
S
ERVICES
,
ET AL
.
,
Respondents.
B. Robert PillerJennifer BlasdellP
HYSICIANS FOR
R
EPRODUCTIVE
H
EALTH
55 West 39th Street, Suite 1001New York, New York 10018646-366-1897Sara Needleman Kline A
MERICAN
C
OLLEGE OF
O
BSTETRICIANS AND
G
YNECOLOGISTS
409 12th Street SWWashington, D.C. 20024202-863-2581
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES..........................iiiINTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE...................1SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT........................8 ARGUMENT.................................................10POINT I. EMPLOYERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO INTERFERE IN THEPROVIDER-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP BY OPTING OUT OF PROVIDING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CONTRACEPTION..................................10 A.Contraception Is an Essential Component of Women’s Health Care...................................................11B.Allowing the Exemption Sought Would Impose Financial Barriers to Medically Appropriate Contraception for Many Women.......161.Insurance Coverage Promotes Contraception Use......................172.The Requested Exemption Would Deny Women Access to Medically Appropriate Contraception..............................21i
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