Maura Healey (Mass AG) sues Trump over birth control coverage

[DonViejo]

By Stephanie Ebbert GLOBE STAFF OCTOBER 06, 2017

Massachusetts dove headfirst into another legal confrontation with the Trump administration Friday, as Attorney General Maura Healey sued the federal government over newly issued rules giving employers the right to deny women birth control coverage by claiming religious or moral objections.

Hours after the US Department of Health and Human Services issued the two new rules, Healey filed a complaint in US District Court in Boston seeking to block them, charging that they violate both the establishment and the equal protection clauses of the Constitution.

“This is about taking away women’s access to birth control under the guise of religious liberty,” Healey told reporters during a conference call. The suit charges that the new rules “promote the religious freedom of corporations over the autonomy of women.”

The rules, which take effect immediately, effectively end the Affordable Care Act’s five-year-old provision mandating that health insurers cover birth control as preventative care without copayments.

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[janterry]

1. Proud of Mass

We need to continue to stand up for ourselves.

[femmocrat]

2. The ACLU is also suing him.

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Saw it on Twitter yesterday. I'll post the tweet if I can find it.

Here it is:

Link to tweet

[tymorial]

3. Way to go Healey

[smirkymonkey]

4. Proud of my state AG!

She has also been an outspoken advocate of gun control and joined a lawsuit challenging Trump's Muslim ban. She was the first openly gay AG elected in the nation.

She's a brave woman who tirelessly fights for the rights of those she represents. That's what a good politician should do. I am fortunate to live in this state with so many dedicated public servants.