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HHS Doesn’t Speak For Me, or Many Women Originally Posted: 05/22/2012 - 12:44pm | Type: Blog: Pundits and politicians who opine about the so-called war on women ought to take note of the lawsuits filed Monday against the Department of Health and Human Services contraception mandate by 43 religious grou ...
Catholic Bishops to Scrutinize Girl Scouts Originally Posted: 05/11/2012 - 5:01pm | Type: Blog: The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops are reviewing the church’s long-standing ties to the Girl Scouts of the USA after complaints that some of that venerable organization’s programs might contradict church teac ...
White House Proposal Gives Religious Groups More Say in Birth Control Mandate Originally Posted: 04/17/2012 - 4:07pm | Type: Blog: The Obama administration is offering to expand the number of faith-based groups that can be exempt from the controversial contraception mandate, and proposing that third-party companies administer coverage for s ...
Bishops ‘Dubious’ on White House Contraception Compromise Originally Posted: 04/17/2012 - 4:08pm | Type: Blog: The nation's Catholic bishops have again voiced doubts about the Obama administration's plans to modify a mandate for employers to provide free birth control coverage, vowing to press a new campaign to ...
Contraception Debate Overlooks the Obvious Originally Posted: 03/13/2012 - 4:25pm | Type: Blog: Since Rush Limbaugh’s tirade, calling Sandra Fluke a “slut” for testifying for free access to birth control, the actual subject of debate seems like a distant memory. What were we talking about again? ...
Bishops Face Internal Challenges in Contraception Battle Originally Posted: 03/08/2012 - 5:37pm | Type: Blog: As the U.S. hierarchy stakes its claim as the first and final arbiter of the Catholic position in the contraception battle, the bishops are also facing a number of internal challenges. ...
White House Insists Contraception Talks are on Track Originally Posted: 03/06/2012 - 8:05pm | Type: Blog: The Obama administration is rejecting charges by the nation's top Catholic bishop that talks to modify a controversial birth control mandate are "going nowhere" because of alleged White House intr ...
Contraception and Common Decency Originally Posted: 03/05/2012 - 5:34pm | Type: Blog: Whether we agree with Sandra Fluke and the administration’s position on contraception coverage, can we at least shout from the mountaintop that it’s not OK to call a woman a “slut” for voicing her ideals? ...
Senate Rejects Conscience Clause Change to Contraception Rule Originally Posted: 04/17/2012 - 4:16pm | Type: Blog: The Senate on Thursday defeated a Republican-led bid to insert a broad religious exemption into a federal mandate that requires most employers and health insurance companies to provide free contraception coverag ...
Court: Pharmacists Can’t Be Forced to Dispense Morning-after Pill Originally Posted: 02/27/2012 - 2:08am | Type: Blog: A federal court has struck down a Washington state rule that requires pharmacists to dispense the morning-after pill even if it violates their religious beliefs. A federal court has s ...