HHS Accountability Project

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

How to Request a Meeting with Government Officials on Agency Rulemaking

Program Publications

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EPPC Scholars Submit Comment Opposing Indian Health Service Proposed Abortion Funding Rule

Rachel N. Morrison

On March 8, 2024, EPPC scholars Rachel N. Morrison, Eric Kniffin, and Natalie Dodson submitted a public comment opposing a…

PDF / March 12, 2024

EPPC Scholars Meet with Federal Officials to Highlight Problems with Confusing HHS HIPAA Privacy Rule…

Eric Kniffin

On Wednesday, February 28, EPPC scholars Eric Kniffin and Natalie Dodson met with federal government officials to opposed Health and…

PDF / March 4, 2024

EPPC Scholars Meet with Federal Officials to Oppose Rule Undermining Title IX

Rachel N. Morrison

On Thursday, February 29, 2024, EPPC scholars Rachel N. Morrison and Eric Kniffin met with government officials in the Executive Office…

PDF / February 29, 2024

State Department’s Proposed Foreign Assistance Nondiscrimination Requirements Raise Concerns

Rachel N. Morrison

The proposed nondiscrimination requirements will conflict with many award recipients’ religious beliefs about life, marriage, gender, and sexuality.

Articles

The Federalist Society / February 22, 2024

What’s really going on with abortion and the Supreme Court?

Rachel N. Morrison

At its heart, EMTALA is a pro-life law; it mentions “unborn child” four times and imposes a duty to care for the child as well as the mother.

Articles

The Human Life Review / February 2, 2024

HHS Issues Final Rule on Conscience Rights in Healthcare

Rachel N. Morrison

As proposed, the 2024 Rule formally rescinds the Trump-era 2019 Rule and replaces the 2011 Rule.

Articles

The Federalist Society / January 31, 2024

EPPC Scholar Responds to CDC’s Proposed Notice on Assisted Reproductive Technology 

Natalie Dodson

On January 29, 2024, EPPC scholar Natalie Dodson submitted a public comment responding to a proposed notice by the Centers…

PDF / January 30, 2024