Healthcare

Texans: Oppose Dangerous Religious Exemptions in Health Care!

April 13, 2021 American Atheists Action Alert

The Texas House Public Health Committee is considering a bill (HB 1424) that creates dangerously broad religious exemptions for health care providers and institutions, allowing them to deny care based on their beliefs. This bill opens the door to widespread refusal of care and discrimination in the name of religion....

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American Atheists Praises NY Legislation to Ensure Hospital Transparency

March 5, 2021 American Atheists State Legislation

Albany, NY–Today, the civil rights organization American Atheists praised New York Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and Senator Michelle Hinchey for announcing legislation that will improve healthcare and save lives....

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Stop State Lawmakers from Using Beliefs to Deny Healthcare

March 4, 2021 American Atheists Blog Posts

As a Kentuckian, it’s disappointing to see that my state legislators are prioritizing discrimination over some of the most pressing issues in our commonwealth....

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Trump Speech

On Day After Failed Coup, Trump Destroys HHS Nondiscrimination Protections

January 7, 2021 American Atheists Public Policy

Washington, D.C.—Today, the church/state watchdog American Atheists denounced the Trump Administration’s latest attack on civil rights, a new regulation that strips vital nondiscrimination protections from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant programs....

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Trump Administration Allows Religious Health Care Providers to Discriminate, as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Two Million

June 12, 2020 American Atheists Public Policy

Washington, D.C.—Today, American Atheists denounced the decision by the Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services to finalize a health care rule that allows for increased discrimination amid a global pandemic....

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Let’s Not Forget the Trump Administration Has Spent Years Attacking Public Health in the Name of Religion

March 31, 2020 Alison Gill Blog Posts

Last week, Donald Trump announced his intention to reopen the United States by Easter despite health experts’ warnings (although he’s since walked back his comments). “It’s such an important day for other reasons,” Trump said in an attempt to ingratiate himself further with his evangelical base, imbuing this deadly decision…...

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Kentucky “Denial of Care” Bill Puts Kentuckians’ Lives in Jeopardy

February 20, 2020 American Atheists State Legislation

Frankfort, KY—Today, the national religious equality watchdog organization American Atheists expressed grave concern about SB 90, a controversial bill that authorizes the denial of medical care based on the religious beliefs of insurance companies, providers, and institutions. ...

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“Put Patients First Act” Would Protect Americans from Health Care Providers’ Personal Religious Beliefs

November 12, 2019 American Atheists Statements

Cranford, NJ—Today in response to the introduction of the Put Patients First Act by Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH), and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), American Atheists President Nick Fish released the following statement:...

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