Little Sisters of the Poor

The Little Sisters of the Poor (French: Petites Sœurs des Pauvres) is a Roman Catholic religious institute for women.

[3] The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tried to require employers to offer health-insurance plans that paid for contraceptives.

[11] Pennsylvania asked a judge to order that the Little Sisters of the Poor must comply with the federal mandate or pay a penalty of tens of millions of dollars.

[12][13] The state alleged that the religious organization violated the Constitution, federal anti-discrimination law, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

[14] On 8 July 2020, in Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had the authority under the Affordable Care Act to allow the religious and moral exemptions,[15] and that the rules for the exemptions are free from procedural defects,[16][14] meaning that the Little Sisters of the Poor need not provide contraception nor abortion coverage in their employees' health plans.