Judge Rules HIV Drug Mandate Violates Religious Rights

A Texas judge has ruled that employers being required to provide health insurance including life-saving drugs is a violation of religious freedom. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live

Read More HERE: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-court-hiv-drug-mandate-violates-religious-freedom/

"At the center of the decision are pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs, or PrEP drugs, which research has shown reduce the risk of contracting HIV from sex by about 99%. But Hotze, whose company provides health insurance to about 70 employees, argued that offering coverage for PrEP drugs encouraged "homosexual behavior" and violated "his religious beliefs by making him complicit in encouraging those behaviors."

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