This time, every provision of the Affordable Care Act is on the line.
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5 Ways the Health Care Repeal Lawsuit Could Harm Women’s Health and Economic Security
By Jamille Fields Allsbrook
A woman is handed her newborn son by her mother in a hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.
On December 18, 2019, a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling added to the uncertainty around the future of the Affordable Care Act, threatening the benefits and protections that the law affords more than 20 million people.

If 18 states and the Trump administration achieve through the courts the same ACA repeal that various 2017 bills attempted, women in particular could be affected. Even more, an adverse ruling in Texas v. United States could go even further than the other disastrous repeal bills—this time, every provision of the ACA is on the line.

Here are five ways this case could harm women’s health and economic security.
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See Also: Court Ruling Against ACA Hurts Patients and Destabilizes Health Insurance Markets

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