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Demonstrators in Washington, D.C., argued for upholding the Affordable Care Act's birth control provision in 2015. The rollback of the rule is likely to spur further lawsuits, analysts say. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption

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Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control

With a new regulation, the administration will allow any company or nonprofit group to refuse to cover contraception by claiming a religious or moral exemption to the federal health law.

Demonstrators in Washington, D.C., argued for upholding the Affordable Care Act's birth control provision in 2015. The rollback of the rule is likely to spur further lawsuits, analysts say. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption

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Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control

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A woman sits underneath a balloon, carrying the logo of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, in Paris on August 7, 2017. Activists were holding a four-day hunger strike calling for France to sign the ICAN-supported treaty to ban nuclear weapons. The group has now won the Nobel Peace Prize. Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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International Campaign To Abolish Nuclear Weapons Wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

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