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A lower court had ruled that requiring PrEP coverage was akin to supporting homosexuality and, therefore, a violation of religious rights. However, advocates are concerned about further legal challenges that may appear.
Judge Reed O’Connor stepped in to block the U.S. Department of Education from protecting LGBTQ+ kids from discrimination in public schools, at least in Texas.
Attorneys representing the Department of Health and Human Services filed a notice of appeal within one day of the conservative judge’s ruling.
The court issued a stay that will last for the duration of the government’s appeal in the case.
Lawyers for both sides agreed to a compromise while the case on prevenantive health care coverage makes its way through the appeals process.
The judge says that although PrEP prevents HIV regardless of one’s sexual orientation, because gay people use it, it violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
A federal judge’s ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra. is a deeply flawed decision that flies in the face of sound public health policy, according to the American Medical Association's president.
The 11 attorneys are accused of “judge-shopping.”
The case stems from a Texas company that argued covering PrEP violated its religious freedoms, claiming the medication encourages “homosexual behavior.”
