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US Policy on Religious & Moral Objections

Religious and moral exemptions are policies that allow individuals or institutions to refuse to offer information, insurance coverage or services because of their personal or institutional objections. The Guttmacher Institute’s analyses explore the ways these exemptions can conflict with sexual and reproductive rights and negatively impact people’s ability to obtain needed health care.

  1. February 2021 Policy Analysis

    Just the Start: How the Biden-Harris Administration Must Build on Its Early Actions for Lasting Change

    Zara Ahmed, Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield
  2. September 2020 Policy Analysis

    2021 and Beyond: Key Federal Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues

    Leah H. Keller, Lauren Cross and Zara Ahmed
  3. June 2020 Policy Analysis

    Seeing the Whole Pattern: Coordinated Federal Attacks on Birth Control Coverage and Access

    Adam Sonfield
  4. January 2020 Policy Analysis

    The ACA’s Birth Control Benefit Is Back Before the Supreme Court

    Adam Sonfield
  5. October 2019 Policy Analysis

    Trump Administration Rules Prioritize Refusal of Care and Conservative Ideology Over Protecting Patients Against Discrimination

    Adam Sonfield Guttmacher Policy Review
  6. August 2019 Policy Analysis

    Threats to Nondiscrimination Protections: Guttmacher Institute Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  7. May 2019 Policy Analysis

    "Refusal of Care" Rule Provides Potent New Tools to Deny Health Care and Discriminate Against Patients

    Adam Sonfield
  8. March 2019 Opinion

    What the Trump Administration’s Final Regulatory Changes Mean for Title X

    Kinsey Hasstedt Health Affairs Blog
  9. January 2019 Policy Analysis

    Guttmacher Institute Declaration Filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump

  10. January 2019 Policy Analysis

    Guttmacher Institute Declaration Filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California: State of California v. Azar

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