Notre Dame students sue school, White House over birth control policy

[riversedge]

June 26, 2018 / 12:49 PM / 5 days ago
Notre Dame students sue school, White House over birth control policy


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-health-birth-control/notre-dame-students-sue-school-white-house-over-birth-control-policy-idUSKBN1JM2I9



(Reuters) - Students at the University of Notre Dame on Tuesday sued the Indiana school and the Trump administration over a move this year to drop coverage for some forms of birth control from the university’s health insurance plan, citing religious objections.


The suit touches on two hot-button issues that have been key parts of President Donald Trump’s agenda - scaling back the 2010 U.S. healthcare reform law known as Obamacare and promoting the rights of organizations with religious affiliations. Notre Dame was founded by a Roman Catholic religious order, and Catholic teaching prohibits most forms of birth control.

The lawsuit contends that an October 2017 settlement between the Trump administration and the school violates terms of the Affordable Care Act requiring employers to provide health insurance policies that offer access to contraception and sterilization.

The settlement ended a federal investigation into whether some 70 U.S. institutions, including Notre Dame, were complying with Obamacare......................................................

Richard Katskee, a legal director at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said the important thing is that people being denied healthcare.

[dembotoz]

1. Guess good Catholic kids don't have sex

[Ohiogal]

2. I can't think of any

Catholic female friend with whom I have discussed this subject, who hasn't used birth control at least some part of the time. It's an outdated edict mostly ignored by most Catholic women, at least the ones I know of.