Court Order Blocking Contraception Exemptions Upheld

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court order that blocked the Trump administration from enforcing rules that allow more employers to deny insurance coverage for contraceptives.
The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled Friday. It said that state plaintiffs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey were likely to succeed in proving that appropriate procedures weren’t followed and the regulations weren’t authorized und