This morning, another bill that allows religion to be used to discriminate started making its way through Congress. Hidden in the bill dubbed the PROSPER Act are several provisions that would allow religious student groups and religious colleges and universities that get taxpayer funds to use religion to get around nondiscrimination policies that protect students and employees at these schools.
Survey Says: Majority Of Americans Believe Employee Health Insurance Plans Should Cover Birth Control
Opposing Viewpoints At The Atlantic’s LGBTQ Summit
Americans United lawyer Kelly Percival attended “Unfinished Business”—the LGBTQ summit hosted by The Atlantic in Washington, DC. The annual event is free to the public and seeks to showcase the current state of LGBTQ rights in the United States.
We Told The Trump Administration That Religion Is No Excuse To Roll Back Birth Control Access
We Hope The Supreme Court Rules That Businesses Should Be Open To All In Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Americans United staff members were outside with allies urging the higher court to say businesses should be #OpenToAll and that they should not be allowed to use religion to discriminate.
The Masterpiece Cakeshop Case Is About Discrimination, Not Dessert
The Supreme Court Should Make It Clear That Businesses Can’t Use Religion To Discriminate
The US Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—an important case that will have significant implications on nondiscrimination laws that protect everyone, regardless of religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and more—on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
On #GivingTuesday, Here's A Reminder Of How Your Donations Help Americans United Defend Religious Freedom
HHS Asked The Public’s Advice On Using Religion To Discriminate—And We Said It’s A Bad Idea
Thank You, Barry W. Lynn, For 25 Years Of Service To Americans United!
Anti-LGBTQ Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Resurfaces
Join Us Today To Say #HandsOffMyBC
Today marks a day of action against President Donald J. Trump’s attacks on contraceptive access. Last month, Trump announced regulations that would allow any employer or university, and even for-profit corporations, to use religion to deny contraception insurance coverage to their employees and students.
We’ve Spent The Past Year Fending Off Donald Trump’s Attacks On Religious Freedom
A year ago, when Donald Trump and Mike Pence were elected to the highest offices in the land, Americans United warned of the many threats this administration posed to church-state separation. We promised that if any of those threats came to fruition, we would be ready to fight back and defend religious freedom.
Americans United Sues Trump Administration Over Rules That Threaten Women’s Access To Birth Control
Americans United is following through on a promise we made when the Trump administration announced an attack on women’s healthcare last month: We’ve filed a federal lawsuit challenging the administration’s new regulations that allow employers and universities to use religion as an excuse to deny their staff and students health insurance coverage for birth control.
AU And NWLC File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Rules Denying Women Birth Control Coverage
Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the National Women’s Law Center today filed a lawsuit against Trump administration rules that allow employers and universities to cite religious or moral objections in order to deny employees and students health insurance coverage of birth control.
AU Urges Supreme Court To Stop Businesses From Using Religion As Excuse To Discriminate
On Dec. 5, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could have a huge impact on how our nation’s nondiscrimination laws protect the LGBTQ community, religious minorities, women, and just about anyone.
Americans United Urges Supreme Court To Stop Colorado Bakery From Using Religion To Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples
The Trump Administration Is Seeking Advice On How To Use Religion To Discriminate
Recent Study Highlights Importance Of Protecting Birth Control Access
A recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health revealed that the abortion rate in the United States decreased by 25 percent from 2008 to 2014, in large part due to improved access to contraception.
North Dakota Couple Sues Catholic Charities After Being Denied Adoption
The Associated Press reports that a North Dakota couple filed a lawsuit against Catholic Charities for refusing to let them adopt a 15-year-old girl who had been in foster care for eight years because they were living together before they were married.