A Win for Churches That Refuse to Fund Abortion Coverage in Healthcare Plans

California has agreed to pay more than $1 million in attorneys’ fees to four churches following two separate rulings determining that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects churches from having to fund abortion coverage in their healthcare plans.

The nonprofit legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom, which has represented several churches in litigation against the state of California over its abortion coverage mandate, announced in a statement Friday that state officials have agreed to pay $1.4 million in attorneys’ fees as part of the settlements in two separate lawsuits filed in federal court on behalf of four churches in the state.  (Excerpt from The Christian Post.)