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Obama Birth Control

Bubblegum and the Date Rape Cocktail

Mark Morford | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics
Mark Morford

After years and ridiculous politicking and inexplicable delays, a federal judge just ordered the FDA to finally allow emergency contraception to be made available over the counter for women and girls of all ages. It's true. And it's sort of a big deal.

Women of All Ages Deserve Access to All Forms of Pregnancy Prevention

Christine C. Quinn | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics
Christine C. Quinn

Friday's momentous decision by a federal judge to overturn the age restrictions on sale of Plan B (the morning after pill) is long overdue and a landmark for reproductive rights.

Pandora's Pillbox: Obamacare as Proxy Culture War

J.D. Kleinke | Posted 03.29.2013 | Politics
J.D. Kleinke

Our health care system is the dumping ground for all of our worst, unresolved arguments as a society. It is a long, messy list, and runs from the ovary to the grave.

State's Anti-Obamacare Law Smacked Down

AP | DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 05.18.2013 | Politics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge has struck down a Missouri law exempting moral objectors from mandatory birth control coverage because it confl...

Birth Control Works... But Only When Women Have Access to It

Cecile Richards | Posted 04.17.2013 | Politics
Cecile Richards

Women's preventive care -- including birth control -- is basic health care. This shouldn't be a revolutionary idea, but unfortunately it is to some.

Emily Swanson

Americans Divided On Exemptions For Contraception Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Swanson | Posted 02.05.2013 | Politics

Americans are divided over whether religiously affiliated non-profits should be exempt from having to cover the costs of their employees' contraceptio...

Laura Bassett

HHS Announces New Details On Contraception Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.25.2013 | Politics

Faced with nearly 50 lawsuits by employers with religious objections, the Obama administration announced on Friday new details of the contraception co...

Feds To Judge: Drop Religious Birth Control Lawsuit

AP | Posted 02.10.2013 | Politics

ATLANTA — The federal government has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and other religious i...

Catherine Pearson

Can You Get Free Birth Control Now?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 11.05.2012 | Women

Fall is in full swing. The leaves have turned, we've traded T-shirts for turtlenecks and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Slightly less colorfu...

Group Tries To Block Controversial Obamacare Provision

AP | TIM TALLEY | Posted 01.01.2013 | Politics

OKLAHOMA CITY — An arts and craft supply company owned by a Christian family asked a judge Thursday to block a portion of the new federal health...

The Contraception Benefit We Rarely Talk About

Posted 09.26.2012 | Women

Contraception has shaped American women's lives since they gained access to The Pill in the early 1960s. One benefit, however, seems to have received ...

Laura Bassett

Obama Makes Play For Women Voters In Colorado

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 08.08.2012 | Politics

On a day when Mitt Romney's campaign took heat for touting the health care reform law he implemented while governor of Massachusetts, President Barack...

Contraception Mandate vs Religious Freedom?

Religion News Service | David Gibson | Posted 08.02.2012 | Religion

(RNS) The Obama administration's policy requiring most employers to provide free birth control coverage in their health insurance policies takes effec...

Another College Sues Over Birth Control Rule

AP | Posted 07.18.2012 | Religion

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) – Wheaton College, a top evangelical school, is joining a raft of lawsuits challenging the Obama administration mandate that most...

Religious Leaders Ask HHS To Broaden Birth Control Exemption

Religion News Service | David Gibson | Posted 06.13.2012 | Religion

(RNS) A coalition of nearly 150 religious leaders, led by conservative Protestants, have petitioned the Obama administration to broaden the exemption ...

Religious Freedom

Jeff Danziger | Posted 07.25.2012 | Politics
Jeff Danziger

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Catholic Institutions Say WHAT?

Elaine Vilorio | Posted 07.24.2012 | Teen
Elaine Vilorio

I thought it ridiculous that Catholic dioceses, schools and organizations sued Obama over the mandate requiring most employers to include free birth control as part of their health insurance coverage.

Catholic Bishops Divided On Legal Battle Against Obama Birth Control Mandate

Religion News Service | David Gibson | Posted 05.23.2012 | Religion

NEW YORK (RNS) The wave of lawsuits filed this week by more than 40 Catholic groups against the Obama administration's birth control mandate was meant...

Laura Bassett

University Drops Entire Student Health Plan Over Birth Control Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.16.2012 | Politics

Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Catholic institution in Ohio, has decided to drop its entire student health insurance plan as of the fall sem...

Tea Party Rep: Obama Should 'Distance Himself' From Muslim Brotherhood

Posted 04.08.2012 | Chicago

U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, who was recently criticized for saying the national debate over birth control coverage is "not about women," issued a statement F...

Bishops Say Obama Compromise Is 'Unconstitutional'

Posted 04.04.2012 | Religion

By David Gibson Religion News Service (RNS) The nation's Catholic bishops say the Obama administration's proposed revisions to a mandate that requ...

Tea Party Senator's Advice To Women Who Can't Afford Birth Control

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.27.2012 | Politics

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) weighed into the controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's birth control mandate this weekend, dismissing the concern...

Laura Bassett

Birth Control Access Boosts Women's Pay: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 03.26.2012 | Women

While women still earn 77 cents for every dollar that men make in the United States, the gender wage gap has closed significantly over the past severa...

White House Proposal Gives Religious Groups More Say In Birth Control Mandate

Posted 03.20.2012 | Religion

By David Gibson Religion News Service (RNS) The Obama administration is offering to expand the number of faith-based groups that can be exempt fro...

Obama Administration Lays Out Options On Birth Control

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.16.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration signaled Friday it's willing to help insurance companies offset the cost of providing free birth control t...