Both of these epidemics disproportionately harm Black people, who account for 70 percent of new HIV infections in Louisiana and 66 percent of the state’s prisoners.
The Roberts Court last week heard oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell. The justices appeared evenly divided on whether the accommodation process violated plaintiffs' religious freedom rights.
Cruz's council would also seek to eliminate the Affordable Care Act's birth control benefit, which may have helped drive down rates of abortion and unintended pregnancies in the United States.
