A judge in Texas on Wednesday ruled that a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires businesses to provide health insurance offering HIV-preventative drugs violates the religious freedom of a Christian-run business.
A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday ruled that a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires businesses to provide health insurance offering HIV-preventative drugs violates the religious freedom of a Christian-run business. from U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor focuses on claims from Braidwood Management, a Christian for-profit corporation owned by Steven Hotze, that its rights were violated by the mandate under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
"Braidwood has shown that the PrEP mandate substantially burdens its religious exercise," O'Connor wrote in the decision. It's unclear what impact the ruling could have on other employers that offer ACA-compliant health care to their workers, although it comes after other companies have successfully argued they should be able toCurrently, there are three types of PrEP drugs approved by the FDA, including Truvada and Descovy, which are both manufactured by drugmaker Gilead Sciences.
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