Ariel Tazkargy

What to Do If Your Employer Is a Religious Refuser

By Ariel Tazkargy | Sep 8, 2015 | Comments Off on What to Do If Your Employer Is a Religious Refuser

Though it’s difficult to admit, we now live in a world where certain employers can refuse to cover some of women’s basic health services in their insurance plans on religious grounds. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires insurance to cover preventive service benefits; contraception is the only one that employers can get out of providing, via a religious exemption or accommodation.

Access to Health Care for Women Living with HIV: A Reproductive Justice Issue

By Ariel Tazkargy | May 24, 2015 | Comments Off on Access to Health Care for Women Living with HIV: A Reproductive Justice Issue

We believe that HIV services should be integrated into all comprehensive women’s health care efforts. Yet, our review finds that women living with HIV have been overlooked during the course of ACA implementation.