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Despite a COVID-19 outbreak at the White House and Capitol Hill, the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett are underway.
Health care is top of mind, and that extends beyond the coronavirus.
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2/ Experts say Barrett's addition to the court would have major long-term implications when it comes to health care access, a theme Democrats are expected to emphasize over the week-long hearing, and which dominated their opening remarks on Monday.https://bit.ly/34OE8z3
3/ The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is facing a legal challenge, with oral arguments in California v. Texas scheduled for Nov. 10. If Barrett is confirmed before then, she would have a chance to weigh in. In the past, she has written in favor of arguments to strike down the law.
4/ The ACA expanded access to coverage and banned gender-based discrimination in health care.
It requires that insurance cover pregnancy-related care and contraception.
It prohibits charging people more, or even denying them insurance, if they have preexisting conditions.
5/ Even beyond the ACA, observers across the political spectrum have pointed to Barrett's views on abortion, reproductive health in general and access to health care for transgender people — issues that are likely to come up in the confirmation process.https://bit.ly/34OE8z3
6/ Barrett's judicial history is short. She isn't likely to specifically explain how she might rule on such cases during confirmation hearings. But she has maintained that, if confirmed, her personal views wouldn't influence her rulings.https://bit.ly/34OE8z3
7/ But Katie Keith, a health law expert at Georgetown University, pointed to Barrett's own remarks as clues. Even before her hearing, Barrett has a history of suggesting it is not the Supreme Court's job to interpret laws as providing specific gender protections.
8/8 Instead, Congress or state legislatures must explicitly craft them.
"That could permeate through a lot of things," Keith said. "She's willing to see civil rights as up to the legislatures."
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This is not normal. A disgrace.
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