Leslie Griffin, a law professor from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, spoke to a full audience at Santa Clara about the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision and how it limited both women’s rights and religious freedom.

Santa Clara will continue to cover elective abortions under the university health care plan.

The Ryland Debate has pitted Santa Clara students against each other in spirited discourse since since 1897, and is held by the Santa Clara University Philalethic Debating Society.The topic of this year’s debate addressed the university’s controversial decision to remove coverage for elective abortions from the faculty and staff insurance plans.