Center for Reproductive Rights Announces Challenge to Trump Administration’s Contraceptive Coverage Rules
The rules--which were issued by the Departments of
"Contraception has been pivotal for women's health, reproductive freedom and economic security, and the
"Medical Students for Choice members are all engaged in the seven to ten year process of becoming physicians, and preventing unintended pregnancies during those years is important for the achievement of their professional goals," said
The Affordable Care Act's (ACA) guarantee of coverage for
Although women are entitled to coverage for birth control at no cost under the ACA, the interim final rules will effectively deny thousands of women coverage based on the religious or moral objections of their employers, universities, or insurers. There is now a 60-day period during which the public is able to submit comments to the administration about the interim final rules.
Today's challenge is led by
The full complaint submitted today is available here (https://www.reproductiverights.org/sites/crr.civicactions.net/files/documents/Complaint-Medical-Students-for-Choice-vs-Wright.pdf).
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