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Trump Admin to Expand Religious Exemptions to Birth Control Coverage

HeadlineOct 23, 2018

The Trump administration is planning to expand exemptions that allow employers who cite moral or religious objections to deny birth control coverage to female employees. President Trump already attempted to roll back the Affordable Care Act mandate requiring employers to cover birth control last year, but several states sued in response, stopping the rules from going into effect. Those cases are still pending. The newly proposed rules could be an attempt to circumvent the ongoing lawsuits from 2017.

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