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or (202) 682-2640
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org or (202) 682-2640
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shaniqua Seth at sseth@nwhn.org or 202.682-2640, ext. 225
That’s right – we did it! Thanks to the support of countless people across the country, today the Supreme Court protected women’s rights and dignity by striking down the Texas measures as unconstitutional.
Today President Obama announced that he was nominating Merrick Garland, chief judge from the Washington D.C. appeals court to fill the vacancy created on the Supreme Court by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
Once again, a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being challenged before the Supreme Court, with oral arguments for Zubik v. Burwell scheduled for March 23. And once again the question at the heart of the case is whether women will have access to the contraception coverage assured them by the ACA even if their bosses have religious objections to birth control.
Even before the unexpected passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, we knew this was going to be a big year for women’s health and the Supreme Court. Will women have contraceptive coverage through their insurance if they work for a religiously affiliated nonprofit? Will women have to travel hundreds of miles to get an abortion?
Make no mistake — 2016 will be a monumental year for women and reproductive rights.
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