Trump Reverses Obama Rule on Birth Control
In two rules released Friday, the White House rolls back some of the ACA’s key requirements for employers to cover birth control.
by Vann R. Newkirk II
Oct 06, 2017
3 minutes
Faced with setbacks on the legislative front, the Trump administration is going it alone on taking apart the Affordable Care Act piecemeal.
On Friday, the administration made one of its boldest moves yet, with two memos from multiple agencies that would dramatically curtail women’s access to birth control through their employers. The new regulations, effective immediately, would exempt all employers and insurers from covering or paying for coverage of contraceptives if they object “based on its sincerely held religious beliefs,” or have other “” against covering such care.
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