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Horsford Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Women's Health in Response to Hobby Lobby Decision

Floor Speech

Date: July 9, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Religion Health Insurance Judicial Branch Reproduction

Today, Representative Steven Horsford (NV-4) co-sponsored the Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act of 2014, which would prohibit for-profit employers that maintain a group health plan for its employees from using religious beliefs to deny employees coverage of contraception or any other vital health service required by federal law.

"A woman's fundamental right to make her own health choices in consultation with her doctor should not be subject to the discretion of her boss's religious views," Horsford said. "I commend my colleagues for introducing this commonsense legislation to protect the health of women across the country."

The bill would keep in place the existing exemption in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993 for religious employers (e.g., houses of worship) and accommodations for religious non-profits.


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