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Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, along with 22 other attorneys general, filed an amicus brief on March 4th to challenge Trump administration regulations that weaken the Affordable Care Acts contraception coverage guarantee. These rules expand religious and moral exemptions, allowing employers to opt out of providing birth control and related services. The coalition urges the Third Circuit Court to uphold a lower courts ruling that declared the regulations unlawful, as they prioritize politics over patients, imposing significant health and financial burdens on women. The changes threaten coverage for hundreds of thousands, with average yearly costs of $584 per user, potentially shifting $73.8 million directly to individuals and straining state budgets. Access to contraception has already decreased since the rules took effect, exacerbated by clinic funding cuts and abortion restrictions post-Roe v. Wade. The attorneys general aim to strike down the regulations and protect essential contraceptive care.

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