Trump Gets High Court Review on Contraceptive Coverage Opt-Out
- Administration would give employers broad religious exemption
- Rule is designed to replace Obama’s narrower religious opt-out
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the Trump administration’s bid to give employers and universities the broad right to claim a religious or moral exemption from the Obamacare requirement that they offer free birth control through their health-care plans.
Agreeing to re-enter a fractious debate over contraceptive coverage, the justices said they will decide whether a federal appeals court was right to put President Donald Trump’s policy on hold. The high court will likely hear arguments in April and rule by late June.