Why, wouldn't Jesus want to protect them...
OMG, separation of church & state, please.
Government can't mandate coverage for drugs that prevent HIV infections, Texas federal judge rules
The lawsuit challenged a provision of the Affordable Care Act that required free coverage of HIV drugs Truvada and Descovy, commonly known as PrEP, that thousands of Americans take.
By Benjamin Ryan and Corky Siemaszko
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a provision of the Affordable Care Act that mandates free coverage of certain drugs that prevent HIV infections violate the religious beliefs of a Christian-owned company.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor came in response to a lawsuit filed by former Texas solicitor general and conservative activist Jonathan Mitchell on behalf of Braidwood Management Inc.
The lawsuit challenged a provision of the ACA that required free coverage of HIV drugs Truvada and Descovy, commonly known as PrEP, that hundreds of thousands of Americans — mostly gay and bisexual men — take.
O'Connor sided with the company.
"Defendants do not show a compelling interest in forcing private, religious corporations to cover PrEP drugs with no cost-sharing and no religious exemptions," the judge ruled.
HIV prevention groups were quick to decry O'Connor's ruling as a "terrible judicial decision."
“This ruling is shocking on every level,” said Mitchell Warren, executive director of the HIV nonprofit AVAC. “It defies evidence, logic, public health and human rights and sets back enormous progress in the fight to end the HIV epidemic."
PrEP is a "core component" in the fight against the spread of HIV, said Warren.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-judge-texas-overturns-mandates-cover-drugs-prevent-hiv-infecti-rcna46669?
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