April 17, 2023
Statement from the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV):
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) condemns the recent ruling. Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Xavier BecerraIn , a federal district court in Texas voided the Affordable Care Act’s preventive services requirement, which is essential for survivors of domestic violence. We offer health insurance plans. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); breastfeeding support.of federal appeal Ruling to 5th The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Circuit has requested a stay while the lawsuit continues.
But if the ruling remains, people may be forced to pay out-of-pocket for these essential services.
Preventive care and screening improve health and save lives, especially for survivors of domestic violence. For example, IPV screening helps connect survivors to intervention services. This helps the survivor’s immediate safety and long-term stability and health. Additionally, PrEP is a tool in the survivor’s belt, helping prevent HIV infection as a result of coerced reproduction or sexual assault from an abuser. Also, access to affordable or free preventive services can be a lifeline for survivors of financial abuse who cannot afford medical bills. All people have the right to comprehensive health care, including preventive screening and sexual and reproductive health care.
Moreover, the ruling has already bore the brunt of health inequalities, including those of Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, low-income people, people experiencing violence (including domestic violence), and LGBTQ+ people. It will cause further harm to the community where community. No one deserves to be stigmatized or barred from accessing services that allow them to manage their own health.
In this case, PrEP states that the preventive services requirement “forces religious employers to provide compensation for drugs that promote and encourage homosexual acts, prostitution, sexual promiscuity, and intravenous drug use,” according to Bradwood Management. was selected based on inaccurate and biased complaints of Rulings like his have far-reaching consequences, reducing safety and further limiting the physical autonomy of people across the United States. Allowing this kind of bias to shape health policy and patient care would do irreparable harm.
Instilling values of autonomy and agency and putting people experiencing harm at the center is key to ending both HIV and domestic violence. NNEDV continues to address the intersection of HIV/AIDS and domestic violence through its Positively Safe project. We will also work across the movement with other HIV and health advocates to educate policy makers, media and the public to move further towards a safe and just country for all of us. I promise to continue to encourage
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The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) represents 56 states and the United States Territorial Union that oppose domestic violence. NNEDV is a social change organization working to create a social, political and economic environment where domestic violence no longer exists. NNEDV works to make domestic violence a national priority, change the way society responds to domestic violence, and strengthen domestic violence advocacy at all levels.
