By Jonathan Stempel
Feb 12 (Reuters) - An Indiana company has won temporary
court relief from having to provide its employees with coverage
for contraceptives and other birth-control procedures, as
mandated under the 2010 healthcare overhaul.
By a 2-1 vote, a panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals in Chicago issued an injunction pending appeal in favor
of the Grote family, whose Grote Industries makes vehicle safety
systems and has more than 1,100 full-time workers.
Members of the Grote family are Catholic, and opposed
including coverage for various contraception and sterilization
procedures in a group health insurance plan for their
privately-held company, which is based in Madison, Indiana.
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