Thursday, September 8, 2022

Obamacare is under attack by GOP judges again. Here’s what’s at stake in Braidwood Management v. Becerra. - Vox

…O'Connor sides with an anti-LGBTQ employer who objects to the fact that the federal government currently requires health insurers to cover pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV prevention medication. These are drugs which people who are HIV-negative can take to dramatically reduce their risk of contracting the virus. One of the Braidwood plaintiffs objects to PrEP because he claims that it "facilitates and encourages homosexual behavior, intravenous drug use, and sexual activity outside of marriage between one man and one woman," and he claims that his religion prevents him from offering insurance to his employees that includes coverage of PrEP… 
 …But it is likely that, as this case proceeds, it will get worse for Obamacare — and for the health of the American people...


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