A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker who cited religious objections while challenging the inclusion of birth control coverage in his government-provided health insurance.
If Lawsuit Ends Federal Mandates on Birth Control Coverage, States Will Have the Say By Sam Whitehead July 9, 2024 Republish This Story When David Engler, a resident of Portland, Oregon...
The Affordable Care Act has survived many challenges in court, but the case of Kelley v. Becerra – now before a federal judge in Texas – threatens to undermine one of the most popular provisions in the law, which requires most health plans to provide coverage for preventive care with no copays. If the judge rules in favor of the plaintiffs, access to free birth control, cancer screenings, vaccines, PrEP (HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis), counseling for alcohol misuse, diet counseling for people at higher risk of chronic disease, and many more ...
David Engler had been pretty sure he didn’t want children. Then a frustrating school day two years ago helped seal the deal for the now 43-year-old substitute teacher. “It was wild. I had to call the office seven times to get kids pulled out,” he said. “The next day, I called Kaiser and said, ‘I’d like to know how much a vasectomy is.’” · A representative with Engler’s insurer, Kaiser Permanente, told him the procedure would be free because it was a form of birth control, he ...
The relatives of a woman who died in Toronto after taking Yasmin birth control pills have launched the first individual civil lawsuit against the drug manufacturer in Canada.
May 21, 2012 · 4:20 PM ET · By Julie Rovner ; So much for compromise. A total of 43 Catholic educational, charitable and other entities filed a dozen lawsuits in federal court around the nation Monday, charging that the Obama Administration's rule requiring coverage of birth control in most health insurance plans violates their religious freedom. Among the plaintiffs in the suits are the University of Notre Dame and the Catholic University of America, as well as the Archdioceses of New York, Washington, Dallas, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. ...
filed lawsuits against Bayer after they say Essure caused devastating side effects and ruined their lives. Lawsuits said... In lawsuits, some say their devices moved out of the fallopian...
The following is a list of plaintiffs in the 100 cases that have been filed in opposition to the birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
Health insurance plans usually provide coverage for drugs like Viagra, but not birth control pills.
It's a "roundabout" way for the Trump administration to eliminate the Obamacare's birth control coverage mandate, says head of physician group.