Case Study: Hobby Lobby

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Hobby lobby, a retailer, dealing in the sale of arts and crafts, has come under criticism for its decision to move to the Supreme Court to oppose the requirement in "Obamacare' or Affordable Care Act. The Act requires businesses to provide emergency contraception in the employee plans for healthcare. Lobby Hobby responded by going to court saying the move was in contravention of their beliefs that bans the use of contraceptives. However, while the company went to court to oppose the requirements, it used the money available in employee's retirement plan. The money was invested in assets owned by the pharmaceutical companies that are producing the same contraceptives the company claimed went against its beliefs. As a result, the company has …show more content…
However, denying employees the right to decide whether they want to use contraceptives or not is also interfering with their freedoms. Not all the employees of Hobby Lobby are opposed to the use of contraceptives. Given the choice, some would use them due to the benefits they have in being able to plant heir family. As a result, the company is interfering with the freedom of those who would like to use contraceptives to be able to plan their families. The company’s hypocrisy is beneficial as it helps the company avoid additional costs in insurance that the move would likely …show more content…
The company has argued that IRS regulations of the fund require it to invest in the best interest of the employees. However, this only leads to the question, if the company is concerned with acting according to the law and in the best interest of its employees. Also, why does it not act according to law and in the best interest of employees on the subject of "Obamacare"? Surely, given a choice, there are some employees who would prefer to have contraceptives. This leads to the question, why does the company not act in the best interest of employees who prefer to use contraceptives and include emergency contraceptives in the health insurance. An unethical dilemma arises in this case. The hypocrisy helps the company to benefit by continuing to present a Christian image which is far from the
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