Hillary Clinton calls Hobby Lobby ruling 'deeply disturbing'

Hillary Clinton calls Hobby Lobby ruling &#039;deeply disturbing&#039;

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Hillary Clinton is one of the 53 percent of Americans who disagree with the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby yesterday.

Clinton criticized the Court's decision to allow "closely held" corporations to opt out of the Affordable Care Act's birth control mandate on religious grounds.

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Clinton echoed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dissent, arguing that the ruling sets a precedent that could allow companies to "opt out of any law," creating a "slippery slope" of companies claiming religious exemptions from other laws.

"Many more companies will claim religious beliefs. Some will be sincere, others maybe not. We're going to see this one insurable service cut out for many women," Clinton said. "This is a really bad, slippery slope."

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Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.