Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey suing President Donald Trump over new contraception coverage rule

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey suing President Donald Trump over new contraception coverage rule

Updated on Oct 06, 2017 at 02:52 PM EDT

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, center, takes questions from reporters during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Boston. Healey is joining a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts challenging President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration. Martin Meehan, president of the University of Massachusetts, stands second from left. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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By Gintautas Dumcius | gdumcius@masslive.com


Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is suing President Donald Trump over new rules allowing companies to opt out of contraception coverage.

Companies can claim an objection on religious or moral grounds, under the Trump administration's new rules, which are an effort to pare back a mandate in the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.


"The Trump administration's actions today are a direct attack on women's health and the right to access affordable and reliable contraception," Healey said in a statement.

"By gutting this mandate, the religious belief of employers will replace the basic right of a woman to care for herself and her family," Healey added. My office has been vigilant when it comes to fighting for health care coverage and ensuring equality in the workplace."

Healey said her lawsuit will seek to "stop this rule and defend critical protections for millions of women in Massachusetts and across the country."

Healey's lawsuit is the latest legal challenge her office has filed against the Trump administration. The other lawsuits have challenged the administration's Muslim travel ban and changes to environmental rules.

Employers can now opt out of providing low cost birth control by citing religious, moral objections


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