HHS Accountability Project publication
CDC Now Refusing New COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Reports in Its V-Safe Program
David Gortler
CDC has concluded that collecting new safety reports is somehow no longer in the interest of America’s public health.
Brownstone Institute / August 24, 2023
EPPC Scholars Meet with Federal Officials to Discuss Abortion Concerns in the Anticipated Pregnant Workers…
Eric Kniffin
The Supreme Court’s recent emphasis on the major questions doctrine emphasizes the legal significance of Congress decision, months after this Administration declared its intention to protect as broadly as possible women’s ability to terminate their unborn children, not to specifically protect abortion in this law.
PDF / July 10, 2023
EPPC Scholars Meet with Federal Officials to Discuss Concerns over Anticipated Health and Humans Services…
Eric Kniffin
When selecting service providers for government programs, the government must treat religious and secular providers the same.
PDF / June 21, 2023
EPPC Scholars Submit Comments Opposing HIPAA Privacy Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rule
EPPC
The Proposed Rule will likely intimidate hospitals and health care professionals into underreporting important information to state officials.
PDF / June 16, 2023
HHS’s Crusade Against Religious Freedom and Conscience Rights in Healthcare
Rachel N. Morrison
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently threatened to strip federal funding from an Oklahoma Catholic hospital. The reason? The hospital had a small sacred candle lit in its chapel.
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Religious Freedom Institute / June 9, 2023
HHS Proposes Special HIPAA Privacy Rules for “Reproductive Health Care” Information
Rachel N. Morrison
The NPRM would modify privacy standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for information related to “reproductive health care.”
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The Federalist Society / May 23, 2023
EPPC Scholars Submit Comments Opposing ED’s Proposed Gender Identity Mandate in Athletics
EPPC
On May 15, 2023, EPPC scholars Rachel N. Morrison, Mary Rice Hasson, and Eric Kniffin submitted a public comment opposing…
PDF / May 15, 2023
ED Proposes Title IX Athletics Rule Requiring Participation Based on Gender Identity
Rachel N. Morrison
On April 13, 2023, the Department of Education (ED) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams.”
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The Federalist Society / May 4, 2023
EPPC Scholars Submit Comment Opposing Contraceptive Mandate Proposed Rule
Rachel N. Morrison
The Departments fail to establish a need for the Proposed Rule.
PDF / April 4, 2023
Attacks on the Seal of the Confessional
Eric Kniffin
In the Catholic faith, the seal of the confessional—the promise that a priest will never repeat what he hears in confession—is rooted in God’s promises.
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First Things / March 30, 2023
Federal Departments Propose New Regulations for Contraceptive Services Mandate
Eric Kniffin
Kniffin writes for the Federalist Society on the contraception issue under the Affordable Care Act
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The Federalist Society / March 29, 2023