Zubik v. Burwell: Contraceptives, Religious Freedom and the Courts
In this Medium post, Alina Salganicoff outlines the legal arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case Zubik v. Burwell and discusses what the case could mean for contraceptive coverage.
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Existing laws requiring abortion clinics to meet surgical center standards and require abortion providers to have hospital privileges
FeatureASC & Hospital Privileges 2016 Download Source Guttmacher Institute. State Policies in Brief, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers. March 2016.
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Web Briefing for Media – The Supreme Court, Birth Control, and Religious Freedom: Implications of Zubik v. Burwell
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How Can Trump Administration Regulations Be Reversed?
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