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Alliance Defending Freedom’s crusade to discriminate in the name of religion

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Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is a conservative Christian legal advocacy group that has been racking up wins at the U.S. Supreme Court. In recent years, ADF was involved in overturning Roe v. Wade, allowing businesses to deny services to LGBTQ+ people, eliminating limits on government support for religious organizations, and permitting employer-sponsored health insurance to exclude birth control. ADF’s newest cases focus on expanding the …

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Red states seek out-of-state medical records to prosecute abortions, gender-affirming care

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Read on Substack MEDICAL RECORDS 18 Republican attorneys general are seeking out-of-state medical records in order to investigate and potentially prosecute people who have an abortion in less-restrictive states. In April, the Biden administration proposed a new HIPAA rule to prohibit healthcare providers from sharing an individual’s health information when the purpose is “to investigate, sue, or …

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House Republicans pass NDAA that bans abortion travel funds, gender-affirming care for the military

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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes funding levels and provides authorities for the U.S. military and other critical defense priorities, ensuring U.S. troops have the training, equipment, and resources they need to carry out their missions. The House NDAA passed last week would authorize $874.2 billion in national defense spending, including $841.5 billion for …

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Iowa passes 6-week abortion ban during late night vote; Idaho disbands maternal death review committee

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Iowa abortion ban Iowa Republicans passed a ban on abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy in the middle of the night Tuesday during a one day special session. The bill, House File 732, claims to ban abortion after a “fetal heartbeat” is detected. However, there is no actual heartbeat at 6 weeks of gestation because the heart of …

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