California Sues To Stop Contraception Rollback, Saying New Rules Are Unconstitutional
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says the rule unlawfully targets women. “What group of Americans will they target next? Will they allow businesses to deny you cancer treatment?" Other states react as well.
The Hill:
California Challenges Trump’s Rollback Of Birth Control Mandate
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's rollback of an Obama-era policy that required employers include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans. “Donald Trump wants businesses and corporations to control family planning decisions rather than a woman in consultation with her doctor. These anti-women's health regulations prove once again that the Trump administration is willing to trample on people’s rights,” Becerra said in a statement. (Manchester, 10/6)
Sacramento Bee:
California Preparing Lawsuit To Defend Women's Contraceptive Care
In a complaint filed Friday afternoon in federal district court in San Francisco, Becerra argued that the directive issued by President Donald Trump, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is unconstitutional. (Hart, 10/6)
San Francisco Chronicle:
California Sues Over Trump Administration’s Rollback Of Birth Control Mandate
The lawsuit claims the rule change is unconstitutional because it specifically targets and harms women — thus denying their Fifth Amendment rights to equal protection under the law — and allows employers to use their religious beliefs to discriminate against employees. The suit also accuses the Trump administration of violating a federal law that requires regulatory changes to go through a public comment period before taking effect. It seeks an injunction to stop the policy change from taking effect. (Ho, 10/6)