The Institute for Science and Human Values has signed on to two amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs filed by the National Women’s Law Center in support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Virginia vs. Sebelius and Florida vs. US Department of Health and Human Services. Both briefs address the Affordable Care Act as curing a “moral and social wrong”, namely the disadvantages and discrimination women have faced in obtaining health care and health insurance. The Act does this by eliminating insurance companies’ ability to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions such as pregnancy, a previous Caesarian section, or a history of having survived domestic abuse, and by requiring individuals to be insured, thus making health insurance available to all who seek it.
In Support of the Affordable Care Act