EPPC’s HHS Accountability Project, directed by Rachel N. Morrison, is dedicated to monitoring the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and holding it accountable to its mission: furthering the health and well-being of all Americans. HHS is the largest federal agency by budget, and its programs and activities directly touch more lives than any other government bureaucracy. But the proper pursuit of its mission depends on an authentic understanding of the human person and a sound understanding of the legal protections to which Americans are entitled. The HHS Accountability Project’s goals include:
- Ensuring human beings are recognized as worthy of protection from conception until natural death regardless of disability, age, or circumstances of birth.
- Ensuring abortion and assisted suicide are never accepted or recognized as health care.
- Preventing ideology from distorting science on questions of human identity and human flourishing.
- Respecting conscience and religious freedom of health and human services providers and beneficiaries alike.
EPPC Fellow Eric Kniffin and Policy Analyst Natalie Dodson also serve in the HHS Accountability Project.
Engagement on Agency Actions
To shape policy, EPPC monitors and engages with federal agency actions. EPPC primarily engages in the rulemaking process by submitting written public comments and requesting meetings with government officials to provide input and specific suggested changes or improvements the agency must consider for its rulemaking. EPPC scholars also educate other organizations and individuals on how to effectively engage in the regulatory process and provide legal and policy expertise on various agency actions.
Amicus Briefs
EPPC and our scholars regularly file amicus briefs in key cases to promote a true and full account of human nature and human flourishing in the context of American constitutional law. Compiled on this page are some of our amicus briefs in cases addressing the right to life, marriage, gender ideology, religious freedom, free speech, and the rule of law.
How to File a
Federal Conscience Complaint
How to Submit a Public Comment on Agency Rulemaking
