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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Catholic university sues to block Obama's contraception mandate
Source: The Hill
A small Catholic university sued the Obama administration Tuesday over the controversial order requiring that insurance companies cover birth control.
Read the Article>Friday, February 17, 2012
Birth-Control Hearing Was ‘Like Stepping Into a Time Machine’
Source: ABC News
Showing an enlarged photograph of the all-male panel at Rep. Darrell Issa’s committee hearing Thursday, a group of Democratic women senators took to the Senate floor today to protest the “assault on women,” for excluding a women’s perspective during the session on contraceptives. Read the Article>
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Lawmakers debate mandated coverage of contraceptives in health-care law
Source: The Washington Post
Tempers flared on Capitol Hill on Thursday as lawmakers waded into an increasingly heated debate over the mandated coverage of contraceptives under the nation’s new health-care law. Read the Article>
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Obama has it right on birth control
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Public split on contraception mandate - Obama maintains Catholic support
Source: Politico
A Pew survey yesterday found the public is pretty evenly divided on the contraceptive coverage mandate. Forty-eight percent supported a total exemption for religious-affiliated employers that objected to providing coverage, while 44 percent opposed such a carve-out. Read the Article>
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Birth-control flap shows the need to abort employer-based healthcare
Source: Los Angeles Times
It wasn't a retreat. Nor was it a compromise. It was an "accommodation."
That's how the White House spun President Obama's attempt last week to tamp down the political brush fire that had erupted over requiring all health insurance plans — including those offered by Roman Catholic universities and hospitals — to include free birth control for women. Read the Article>
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Obama Allies Seek to Reframe Birth-Control Debate for Voters
Source: Bloomberg
The debate over President Barack Obama’s policy on contraceptive coverage is likely to persist, with the two sides struggling to frame the issue as either one over access to birth control or of religious freedom.
Read the Article>Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Birth control mandate: beyond our God-given rights
Source: Washington Post
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Monday, February 13, 2012
The White House explains its contraceptives compromise
Source: The Washington Post
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