Center for Reproductive Rights to Fight Back in Court After Trump Administration Guts Women’s Access to Birth Control
The Trump administration today issued interim final rules which could restrict access to birth control for hundreds of thousands of women. The rules--which were issued by the Departments of
There is now a 60-day period during which the public is able to submit comments to the administration about the interim final rules.
Although women are entitled to coverage for birth control at no cost under the ACA, these rules will effectively deny thousands of women coverage based on the personal objections of their employers, universities, or insurers. In addition, these rules offer employers, universities, and insurers a seemingly unworkable option of offering any individual who objects to contraceptive coverage a separate insurance plan excluding such coverage; it is unclear how this provision will be implemented.
Said
"The Trump administration continues to display a startling disregard for the reality of women's health and lives. An employer or university can't be allowed to use religious or moral beliefs to prevent a woman from planning her future and her family.
The ACA's guarantee of coverage for
At the same time the Trump administration announced rolling back the contraceptive coverage rule, the
Today's rules are just the latest in a long line of attacks on women's health and rights from the Trump administration. Trump reinstated an expanded version of the Global Gag Rule as one of his first official acts as President and also signed a measure rescinding a rule protecting health care for patients who access family planning services like birth control and cancer screening through the federal Title X program. He also appointed numerous anti-choice activists to key positions in the
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