Virginia joins coalition opposing Trump administration’s ACA contraceptive coverage rollbacks

Virginia joins states challenging Trump admin regulations that limit free birth control access

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, then the Democratic candidate for the role, speaks at a campaign rally in Norfolk on Nov. 1, 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined his counterparts in 20 other states to challenge regulations President Donald Trump put forth in his first term that expanded exemptions allowing employers to exclude no-cost birth control from insurance plans.  The Afford…

Virginia joins coalition opposing Trump administration’s ACA contraceptive coverage rollbacks

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Virginia has joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump administration’s 2017 and 2018 regulations on the Affordable Care Act’s no‑cost contraceptive coverage for workers with employer health plans. The attorneys general claimed that the 2017 and 2018 regulations expand the ability for employers to opt out of the ACA's no-cost coverage for contraceptive care and servic…