- Learn about national efforts to end the use of religion to discriminate. The ACLU is working throughout the country to ensure that no one is discriminated against or denied services because of someone else’s religious beliefs. You can learn more about the national scope of the ACLU’s work on this issue here. You can also read the reports and other materials the ACLU has published over the years on the use of religion to discriminate, including:
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Miscarriage of Medicine: The Growth of Catholic Hospitals and the Threat to Reproductive Health Care (2013);
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Several blog posts on the use of religion to deny health care.
- Learn about other areas of ACLU of Illinois work related to the denial of health care based on a provider’s religious objections. Advocates at the ACLU of Illinois have been involved with a wide range of efforts to ensure that patients in Illinois are not discriminated against or denied services because of someone else’s religious beliefs. This work has included:
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Efforts to ensure that the information provided to patients regarding lawful health care options is not limited by the provider’s personal beliefs or the facility’s religious affiliation.
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Requiring private insurance companies to provide full-spectrum coverage for lawful reproductive health care, including services related to contraception and abortion. You can read more about these efforts here; and
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Work to ensure that patients seeking lawful reproductive health care in Illinois are not denied essential care and information because the facility is run by a Catholic health care provider. You can read about some of this advocacy here.
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