prophylaxis

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Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, has been used for over a decade to prevent HIV, but its reliance on a daily pill has limited its impact on global infections.

From Barron's

District Court Judge Reed O’Connor, presiding in Fort Worth, Texas, blocked an Obamacare mandate requiring coverage of pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV, or PrEP drugs, saying it violated religious freedom.

From Washington Times

O’Connor specifically barred free provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, drugs administered to people at high risk of HIV infection.

From Los Angeles Times

District Judge Reed O’Connor builds on a September judgment in which he also said the ACA requirement that employers cover preexposure prophylaxis treatment to prevent HIV violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

From Scientific American

The ruling in September also took explicit aim at the H.I.V. drug regimen known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, saying the law’s requirement that it be fully covered violated Braidwood Management’s religious freedom.

From New York Times