Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson sues to block Trump’s rules over contraception access
Charging the president with discrimination against women, the 30-page complaint claims the new rules violate equal-protection clauses and constitutional guarantees of religious freedom by allowing companies to use religious beliefs as a right to deny woman a federally entitled health benefit.
With the lawsuit,
"This is a senseless and reckless political ploy," Gov.
The lawsuit in
The new rules, issued by the
For Trump supporters and religious conservatives, the shift in policy was a long-anticipated revision to the ACA -- and an answer to Trump's campaign promise to champion religious liberty. Dozens of dioceses and Catholic charities had sued Obama over his contraceptive-coverage mandate in his 2010 health care law.
"This is an issue of privacy, an issue of individual liberty, and particularly in this case the liberty of the business," Plante said.
More than 90,000 patients in
Several liberal advocacy groups and politicians were outraged by Trump's announcement Friday, calling it a step backward in their efforts to promote LGBT and reproductive rights. Many immediately announced plans to try and block the policy change.
"Today, nine months after women across the country marched together to reject
Murray, who had been working with Sen.
According to a study commissioned by the Obama administration, more than 55 million women have access to birth control without co-payments because of the former contraceptive-coverage requirement. The mandate applies to all
Hours after Trump's Friday announcement, Democratic attorney generals in
Monday's lawsuit against the Trump administration is the latest in a series by Ferguson's office since the president took office earlier this year.
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