ETBU, HBU Challenge Health Care Law

HOUSTON — Two Texas universities, including one in East Texas, say part of the national health care act is trampling on their constitutional rights. East Texas Baptist University in Marshall and Houston Baptist University have filed a lawsuit in federal court. The litigation challenges the requirement for employers’ health insurance to cover their workers’ contraception drug costs. Professor Gerald Treece at South Texas College of Law in Houston says you’re going to see these schools join other religious institutions. The schools don’t want to be penalized for opting out. Treece says the Supreme Court hasn’t come close to addressing that question yet.