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HHS Contraceptive Mandate
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Events:0
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Confidence:
95%
Key Facts
Type
Policy
Sector
Not specified
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Also Known As
Contraceptive Coverage MandateACA Contraceptive MandateHHS MandateBirth Control Mandate
Tags
Affordable Care Actreligious freedomRFRApreventive servicesabortifacients controversy
Overall Confidence
95%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Positions
No positions added
Policy Type
Regulatory Rule
Implementing Body
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Effective Date
8/1/2012
Expiration Date
No expiration
Status
Active
Related Legislation
Affordable Care Act (ACA)Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActPublic Health Service Act Section 2713
About
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulation under the ACA, formally promulgated by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury on 2012-02-15 (77 FR 8725), requiring most employer health plans to cover all FDA-approved female contraceptives and related services recommended by HRSA without cost-sharing, including emergency contraceptives like Plan B and Ella, and IUDs, which opponents argue can function as abortifacients by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg, sparking nationwide religious liberty lawsuits.
Key Relationships
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
opposed
Testified before Congress on February 16, 2012, criticizing the HHS contraceptive mandate as an unconstitutional infringement on religious freedom for nonprofit and faith-affiliated organizations.
Since 2012