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Supreme court abortion ruling roils associations

The U.S. Supreme Court building.Groups must grapple with employee health coverage, policy stances, whether to change conference locationsWhen the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on June 24, many medical and health care groups vowed to step up advocacy for abortion rights and for noninterference in the patient-provider relationship.But associations representing a range of professions and industries are also left with other challenges—whether to relocate future meetings in protest of state restrictions and whether to help employees or their dependents pay for travel to get abortion-related care. And some must decide whether taking a stand on abortion distracts from… Read More