Trump’s rules would allow nearly any employer to deny birth control coverage, a costly imposition as the nation heads into a coronavirus-induced recession.
Despite the real-world harms to women that would arise from denying access to no-cost birth control, the oral arguments largely focused on other issues, including the role of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in constraining coverage requirements and whether an arm of HHS can decide, at will, to exempt employers — and as such, hold power over who will receive birth control.
Source: Supreme Court Appears Split on Trump Birth Control Rules