This dispute hinges on the interpretation of a bipartisan law and the extent to which federal agencies can expand its scope—a classic tension between legislative intent and regulatory authority. The Catholic plaintiffs present a strong steelman: their argument rests on the claim that Congress explicitly excluded abortion from the PWFA’s protections, and that the EEOC overstepped by including it. The framing of the regulation as forcing religious institutions to "facilitate abortion" taps into de...