The President of the United States is the most powerful person in the world because we are the strongest country economically and militarily, and in the appeal of our idealism for liberty and freedom ofconscience.
They considered the unexpected federal fiat a violation of religious liberty and individual conscience, but they didn't think these wrongs had anything to do with themselves qua women.
Rights enshrined in the Act include the right to liberty and security, the right to a fair trial, the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and the right to freedom of expression.