HHS: ObamaCare Requires Coverage of Abortion Drugs

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius talks with medical professionals before U.S. President Barack Obama's speech on healthcare reform in Washington

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced its official interpretation of ObamaCare that all health insurance plans must include coverage of abortion drugs. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (pictured above) stated that “the final rule on preventive health services will ensure that women with health insurance coverage will have access to the full range of the Institute of Medicine’s recommended preventive services, including all FDA-approved forms of contrace... Continue Reading

Filed in: Pro Life | by Jay Sekulow | 12:00 AM Apr. 5, 2011

Illinois: Victory for Pro-life Pharmacy Owners

It's a case that has been ongoing for six years. And, today, a sweeping victory for pro-life pharmacy owners in Illinois. A state court in Illinois today issued a decision striking down a state law that compels pharmacy owners to dispense Plan B and other forms of emergency contraception, even if doing so violates their religious or moral beliefs. In August 2009, a state judge granted our request for a preliminary injunction in the case of two pharmacy owners, Luke VanderBleek and Glenn Kosirog in the case of Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Blagojevich. The case went to trial in March 2010 and a decision today by Judge John W. Belz of the circuit court sitting in Springfield declared that the state law violates the state's Health Care Right of Conscience Act, the Illinois Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and the Free Exercise of Religion Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The decision is posted here. Senior Councel Francis J. Manion has been working on this case... Continue Reading