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  • Bioethics

    A Circuit Split on Contraceptives Coverage

    By Holly Fernandez Lynch Perhaps foreshadowed by the dissent in the 10th Circuit that I wrote about here, the 8th Circuit has now officially launched a circuit split regarding the legal validity of the accommodation…

    A Circuit Split on Contraceptives Coverage

  • Bioethics

    I Concur with the Dissent (or, More on Little Sisters)

    By Holly Fernandez Lynch On September 3, the 10th Circuit declined to rehear en banc several challenges to the contraceptives coverage mandate filed by non-profit organizations, including Little Sisters of the Poor. As SCOTUSBlog explains,…

    I Concur with the Dissent (or, More on Little Sisters)

  • Announcements

    Thank you for 3 great years!

    Three years ago today, we launched the Bill of Health blog to create a one-stop-shop for readers interested in news, commentary, and scholarship in the fields of health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics. We have been thrilled…

    Thank you for 3 great years!

  • Bioethics

    Pinker on the “moral imperative” for bioethics

    By Holly Fernandez Lynch In his stunning Op-Ed in today’s Boston Globe, Steven Pinker seems to suggest that bioethicists come in only one flavor: conservative. I certainly don’t fit that bill. But there’s a lot I…

    Pinker on the “moral imperative” for bioethics

  • Contraceptives

    Another Opinion Upholding the Contraceptives Coverage Accommodation

    By Holly Fernandez Lynch Today, the 10th Circuit issued its opinion in the Little Sisters of the Poor case, holding that the accommodation offered to religious nonprofits – and now also to certain closely-held for-profits…

    Another Opinion Upholding the Contraceptives Coverage Accommodation

  • Contraceptives

    New HHS Rules on Contraceptive Coverage

    By Holly Fernandez Lynch Today, HHS released new final regulations further clarifying the contraceptives coverage mandate.  I have not had the chance to fully digest these, but you can read them here. Key nuggets, pulled straight from…

    New HHS Rules on Contraceptive Coverage

  • Bioethics

    Health Law Year in P/Review: Until Next Year

    By Holly F. Lynch, I. Glenn Cohen, and Gregory Curfman This new post by Holly F. Lynch, I. Glenn Cohen, and Gregory Curfman appears on the Health Affairs Blog as the final entry in a series stemming from the Third Annual…

    Health Law Year in P/Review: Until Next Year

  • Bioethics

    What Does Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law Mean For Health Care?

    By Holly Fernandez Lynch This new post by the Petrie-Flom Center’s Executive Director Holly Fernandez Lynch appears on the Health Affairs Blog, as part of a series stemming from the Third Annual Health Law Year in P/Review event held…

    What Does Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law Mean For Health Care?

  • Antitrust

    Last Year Was A Wild One For Health Law — What’s On The Docket For 2015?

    By Greg Curfman, Holly Fernandez Lynch and I. Glenn Cohen This new blog post by Greg Curfman, Holly Fernandez Lynch and I. Glenn Cohen appears on the Health Affairs Blog: Everywhere we look, we see the tremendous impact of…

    Last Year Was A Wild One For Health Law — What’s On The Docket For 2015?

  • Bioethics

    Live Blogging: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference, Session 1

    By Holly Fernandez Lynch Today, the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center (MRCT) at Harvard University and the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School are co-hosting a daylong conference on “Post-Trial Responsibilities: Ethics and Implementation.”  We’ll be…

    Live Blogging: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference, Session 1