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Saturday, May 2, 2026

Scrapping Moral Exemption to Contraceptive Coverage Draws Ire - Bloomberg Law

The Biden administration’s push to stop private health plans from using moral objections to avoid covering contraceptive services is stirring strong opposition from a coalition of familiar foes.

Religious groups, anti-abortion organizations, and conservative think tanks are panning a proposed rule that would rescind the so-called “moral exemption” that allows insurers to withhold coverage of contraceptive services that are otherwise mandated by the Affordable Care Act.

The ACA generally requires non-grandfathered group health plans and non-grandfathered individual insurers to cover certain contraceptive services, such as birth control and contraceptive counseling, at no cost to enrollees. But in 2018, the Trump ...

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