# Did Hobby Lobby insurance cover Plan B & Ella until 2012? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 1, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hobby-lobby-insurance-cover-plan-b-ella-until-2012/692107 "2014-07-01T16:25:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hobby-lobby-insurance-cover-plan-b-ella-until-2012/692107/1 "2014-07-01T16:25:49Z")
The Wikipedia article and a couple sources cite that the health insurance Hobby Lobby offered to their employees covered both Plan B and Ella, which the chain argued all the way to the Supreme Court about. Here’s the assertions: > [@](#): > > Though the sincerity of the Greens’ religious convictions seems clear, it is curious that the health plan they’ve offered their workers up until now covers both Plan B and Ella. > **[Hobby Lobby case could cause huge legal, social disruption: Tim Rutten](https://www.dailynews.com/2014/03/28/hobby-lobby-case-could-cause-huge-legal-social-disruption-tim-rutten/)** > > Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, which was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, is the year’s most closely watched legal case for good reason. If, as now seems likely, the justices hold t… From the Los Angeles Daily News, which I’ve never heard of, and also in an Opinion piece, which usually means standards of factual accuracy are pretty lax. > [@](#): > > …up until 2012, Hobby Lobby provided them as part of their insurance plan. - See more at: [http://www.reddirtreport.com/prairie-opinions/hobby-lobby-provided-emergency-contraceptives-they-opposed-them#sthash.96N7eyyl.dpuf](http://www.reddirtreport.com/prairie-opinions/hobby-lobby-provided-emergency-contraceptives-they-opposed-them#sthash.96N7eyyl.dpuf) [http://www.reddirtreport.com/prairie-opinions/hobby-lobby-provided-emergency-contraceptives-they-opposed-them](http://www.reddirtreport.com/prairie-opinions/hobby-lobby-provided-emergency-contraceptives-they-opposed-them) From the “Red Dirt Report” whatever that is, and also an Opinion piece. So, factual question: did Hobby Lobby actually offer Plan B and Ella coverage up until 2012, or are these second-rate-news-source opinion pieces making it up? Please, no debate over the recent decision from the Supreme Court, there’s plenty of that in GD I would imagine, let’s not have it spill over here. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hobby-lobby-insurance-cover-plan-b-ella-until-2012/692107/2 "2014-07-01T17:31:54Z")
The answer is yes they did. They claim they did so unknowingly See more at: [http://www.becketfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Hobby-Lobby-Complaint-stamped.pdf](http://www.becketfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Hobby-Lobby-Complaint-stamped.pdf) It’s a pdf.