DEMS/LEGAL/OBAMACARE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Democratic states are seeking to block new Trump administration rules that would make it harder for some women to get birth control at no cost. Lawyers for California and Pennsylvania appeared in separate district courts this week to challenge the rules, which would allow more employers to get exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s mandate requiring them to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives with no co-pay. The rules are scheduled to take effect on January 14. The first one would allow non-profit and for-profit employers, including publicly traded companies, to receive an exemption based on their religious beliefs. The second would let all but public companies obtain an exemption based on moral objections. Government employers cannot request exemptions.”
–Tami Luhby, “Blue states try to halt Trump’s changes to contraceptive mandate,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, January 11, 2019 5:49 pm