Nineteen Democratic senators filed a brief this week with the Supreme Court in support of requiring business owners to pay for contraceptives and abortifacients for their employees over their religious objections.

The senators’ amicus curiae brief was filed regarding two cases being heard by the Supreme Court, Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood — cases surrounding the question of whether individuals, as owners of businesses, should have their free exercise rights protected under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).