To contraception under former president 0bamas Affordable Care act. The rule allows employers and insurers to not provide Birth Control if doing so violates their religious beliefs or moral convictions. 55 million women benefited from the 0bama era rule, a which made companies provide free Birth Control. The American Civil Liberties union has challenged the new rules in court in san francisco, and the state of massachussets is doing the same. Speaking to reporters white house secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders defended mr trumps decision. The president believes that the freedom to practise ones faith is a fundamental right in this country. And i think all of us do. That is all today was about. The federal government should always protect that right. And as long as donald trump is president , he will. What would you say to the women out there, the families out there, who now have to pay more out of their pocket to get contraception coverage that they choose and that they desire . This is
Could deprive around sixty million american women of access to free contraception. The Us Department of health said employers and Insurance Companies can now exempt themselves on religious or moral grounds from providing contraceptive pills and other methods of Birth Control. The bbcs peter bowesjoins me now from los angeles. Tell us more about this provision. This goes back to the 0bama era, is that correct . Yes. It goes back to 2009 when the Affordable Health act was introduced and a lot of debate at the time about this particular provision. At the end of the day it was included. 0nly religious institutions could effectively veto on that decision to supply contraceptives free of charge to women who wanted them. Now, under donald trump, that has been extended to include all employers. If they decide for their own religious or moral reasons that they do not want to supply the women they employed, essentially the fund through their whole fund to pay for contraceptives they will have th
Provision. At the end of the day it was included so that only religious institutions could effectively veto on that decision to supply contraceptives free of charge to women who wanted them. Now, under donald trump, its being extended to include all employers. So if they decide for their own religious or moral reasons that they do not want to supply the women that they employ, essentially the funds through their health funds to pay for contraceptives, they will have the right to do that. How divisive a political issue is this . Its a hugely divisive legal issue. It always has been. Of course, right now, conservatives are celebrating this. Many of those conservatives are Donald Trumps base. This is something he promised to do when he was campaigning for office, for the presidency last year. He has kept true to his promise. For all that people had expected this to happen at some point, there will be an argument, a campaign and, yes, legal action to try to get this decision overturned. At
Im duncan golestani. Donald Trumps Administration has announced new rules that could deprive around 60 million american women of access to free contraception. The Us Department of health said employers and Insurance Companies can now exempt themselves on religious or moral grounds from providing contraceptive pills and other methods of Birth Control. Earlier i got the latest from the bbcs peter bowes in los angeles. It goes back to 2009 in fact when the Affordable Health act was introduced and a lot of debate at the time about this particular provision. At the end of the day it was included so that only religious institutions could effectively veto on that decision to supply contraceptives free of charge to women who wanted them. Now, under donald trump, its being extended to include all employers. So if they decide for their own religious or moral reasons that they do not want to supply the women that they employ, essentially the funds through their health funds to pay for contracepti
Donald Trumps Administration has announced new rules that could deprive around 60 million american women of access to free contraception. The Us Department of health said employers and Insurance Companies can now exempt themselves on religious or moral grounds from providing contraceptive pills and other methods of Birth Control. Earlier, i got the latest from the bbcs peter bowes in los angeles. It goes back to 2009 when the Affordable Health act was introduced and a lot of debate at the time about this particular provision. At the end of the day, it was included so the end of the day, it was included so that only religious institutions would effectively veto on that decision to supply contraceptives free of charge to women who wanted them. Now, under donald trump, it has been extended to include all employers will stop if they decide for their own religious or moral reasons that they do not want to supply the women that they employed, essentially, the funds through the health plans t