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Biden ‘gender reassignment’ surgery mandate blocked
The move comes after Texas and Montana sued the administration over changes to the Affordable Care Act’s section prohibiting discrimination... Read more
States, doctors sue Biden administration over transgender medical mandate
The lawsuit argues that HHS did not have the authority to create the rule and that it is not a... Read more
Biden administration to pay fee for attempted exclusion of NFP methods from insurance
Alliance Defending Freedom announced July 27 that a federal court has ordered the Biden administration to pay $65,000 in attorneys’... Read more
Biden administration sued after fertility awareness methods cut from health coverage
Couples can use this biomarker information, in line with Catholic Church teaching, to avoid or achieve pregnancy. Read more
‘Abortion is not health care’: Members of Congress speak out against proposed abortion billing rule
More than 25 Republican senators wrote to the Biden administration this week warning that a proposed rule would allow federal... Read more
Senate pro-life chair criticizes proposed ACA abortion billing rule
The chair of the Senate pro-life caucus on Tuesday criticized a proposed loosening of safeguards against taxpayer funding of abortion... Read more
Supreme Court again upholds Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court once again upheld the Affordable Care Act, in a 7-2 ruling against the latest challenge to the... Read more
Supreme Court, with Barrett, hears Affordable Care Act case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. How the... Read more
Judge strikes down HHS rule on ‘abortion surcharge’ in health plan exchanges
A federal judge has struck down a rule from the Trump administration requiring greater transparency for health insurance plans within... Read more
Supreme Court will not fast track new ACA appeal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to fast-track hearing a new appeal of the Affordable Care Act. The decision comes... Read more
U.S. bishops praise rule publicizing abortion 'surcharge' in health plan exchanges
The U.S. bishops have welcomed changes to the way abortion coverage is billed in some federally-funded health plan exchanges, saying... Read more
Pro-life leaders ask HHS to separate abortion payments in insurance plans
A group of pro-life leaders is calling on the Trump administration to finalize a rule that would require abortion to... Read more
'Transgender mandate' struck down by federal court
The Obama-era regulation would require most doctors throughout the country to perform gender-transition surgeries upon request, despite any conscience-based or prudential objections. Read more
Little Sisters of the Poor appeal to the Supreme Court, again
The Little Sisters of the Poor have filed a petition requesting that the Supreme Court affirm the religious exemption protecting... Read more
Man jailed for threatening Little Sisters of the Poor set for bail hearing
A Pennsylvania man who sent online threats to the Little Sisters of the Poor is asking a federal court to... Read more
Bishops call for support for HHS rule change
August 13 is the last day on which the Department of Health and Human Services will receive feedback on the... Read more
End 'hidden abortion surcharge' in Affordable Care Act, lawmakers tell HHS
Over 125 members of Congress and other pro-life leaders have asked the Trump administration to clarify how abortion coverage is... Read more
US bishops call for health care protection for the most vulnerable
In the wake of an executive order issued by the Trump administration halting federal assistance for certain insurance plans, the... Read more
Bishop: Senate mustn't repeal health care law without suitable replacement
The US bishops' representative for domestic justice has asked Senators not to vote to repeal the current health care law... Read more
US bishops urge caution as Senate considers health care bill
The US bishops’ annual meeting included on Thursday a discussion on health care, focusing on efforts in Congress to replace... Read more
