Rachel N. Morrison
Fellow
Rachel N. Morrison is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she works on EPPC’s HHS Accountability Project. An attorney, her legal and policy work focuses on religious liberty, health care rights of conscience, the right to life, nondiscrimination, and civil rights.
Rachel N. Morrison is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she works on EPPC’s HHS Accountability Project. An attorney, her legal and policy work focuses on religious liberty, health care rights of conscience, the right to life, nondiscrimination, and civil rights.
Before joining EPPC, Ms. Morrison served as an Attorney Advisor and Special Assistant to General Counsel Sharon Fast Gustafson at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), where she focused on religious discrimination issues and was a member of the General Counsel’s Religious Discrimination Work Group. Before that, she served as Litigation Counsel for Americans United for Life and as a Constitutional Law Fellow at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, defending the right to life and religious freedom for all. She also clerked on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Ms. Morrison’s legal analysis has been published in the Seton Hall Law Review, the Pepperdine Law Review, and the Ave Maria Law Review, as well as various other print media outlets.
Ms. Morrison earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Pepperdine University School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as an editor for the Pepperdine Law Review and the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. She received her B.A. in Mathematics and Speech Communication, summa cum laude, from Whitworth University (Spokane, WA). She is a member of the District of Columbia and the Washington State bars.
Ms. Morrison and her husband live in Washington, D.C.
Perversion of Law: Roe v. Wade and the Biden Administration’s Response to Dobbs
Rachel N. Morrison
What law won’t this Administration sacrifice on the altar of abortion?
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Anchoring Truths / December 15, 2022
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Protects Women but Promotes Abortion
Rachel N. Morrison
At the end of the day, Democrats appear willing to sacrifice workplace protections for pregnant women and mothers on the altar of abortion.
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National Review Online / December 9, 2022
Same-Sex Wedding Websites Are Fundamentally Different
Rachel N. Morrison
Even though the word “marriage” is used for both, male-female marriage and a same-sex marriage are fundamentally different in kind.
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National Review Online / December 8, 2022
Should taxpayers pay for abortion travel?
Rachel N. Morrison
The Biden administration has sought new and creative ways to use the federal government to promote, provide and pay for abortion — all on the taxpayer’s dime.
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The Hill / November 29, 2022
EPPC Scholars Submit Comment Supporting Virginia School Policies that Revoke Gender Ideology and Restore Respect…
Rachel N. Morrison
We applaud Virginia’s concrete action to respect parental rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and laws of Virginia and to ensure privacy, dignity, and respect for all students in Virginia schools.
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Public Comment / October 26, 2022
Department of Veterans Affairs Interim Final Rule on Abortion
Rachel N. Morrison
Legal challenges to the IFR are possible, including on the grounds that the IFR exceeds the VA’s statutory authority and there is no “good cause” to issue an IFR and short-circuit the normal rulemaking process.
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The Federalist Society / October 18, 2022
EPPC Scholars Submit Public Comment Opposing Veterans Affairs Rule Requiring Abortion Benefits
Rachel N. Morrison
The VA’s claim that abortion under the IFR is ‘needed’ and ‘medically necessary and appropriate’ is arbitrary and capricious. Abortion is not healthcare, abortion harms women, and women do not need abortion to succeed.
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Federal Register / October 11, 2022
Businesses Should Think Twice About Abortion Benefits
Rachel N. Morrison
Corporations’ abortion travel benefits may constitute pregnancy discrimination and disability discrimination.
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FOX News / September 21, 2022
EPPC Scholars Submit Comment Opposing Proposed Title IX Rule
Rachel N. Morrison
On September 12, EPPC Fellow Rachel N. Morrison and Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow Mary Rice Hasson submitted a public comment opposing a proposed rule…
PDF / September 13, 2022
HHS Imposes Transgender Mandate in Health Care
Rachel N. Morrison
In accord with the Biden administration’s “health equity” and gender identity policy priorities, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed new nondiscrimination regulations under Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act .
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The Federalist Society / September 8, 2022