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Health Care & Hospital Law,
Government

Jan. 15, 2019

Nuns quickly appeal injunction on free contraceptives mandate

A group of nuns appealed the weekend decision by a Northern District judge that enjoined rules instituted by the Trump administration that would allow more employers to opt out of providing free birth control to employees on religious and moral grounds.

Nuns quickly appeal injunction on free contraceptives mandate
U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr.

In a legal battle over religious freedom and free birth control for women, a group of nuns immediately appealed a decision by a Northern District judge that enjoined rules instituted by the Trump administration that would allow more employers to opt out of paying for employees' contraception on religious and moral grounds.

The decision on Sunday by U.S. District Judge Hay...