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Why White House sees political opportunity in the contraception battle
Pressure mounts on White House over contraception decision
Romney Calls Morning After Pills ‘Abortive,’ Says ‘Right to Worship God’ Is Necessity
Employing some of his most conservative rhetoric to date, Mitt Romney referred to morning after pills as “abortive pills” during a speech at a rally in Colorado where he told the crowd about the importance of electing a president who will protect the “right to worship God.”
Read the Article>Obama administration faces backlash over rule ordering birth control coverage
President Obama’s decision to force employers, including religious institutions, to provide health insurance coverage for contraception is becoming a big problem for his reelection campaign.
Read the Article>Contraceptive mandate could face tough sledding in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court and the Obama administration, already headed for a face-off in March over the constitutionality of the healthcare law, appear to be on another collision course over whether church-run schools, universities, hospitals and charities must provide free contraceptives to their students and employees.
Read the Article>HHS mandate on birth control cheered, jeered
FDA Panelists Had Ties to Bayer
Food and Drug Administration advisers, in a recent vote, said the benefits of four popular Bayer AG birth-control pills outweigh the blood-clot risk. What the FDA didn't disclose is that three of the advisers have had ties to Bayer, serving as consultants, speakers or researchers.
Read the Article>President, Congress Must Stand Strong Against Efforts to Eliminate Birth Control Coverage
Democrats Urge Obama to Protect Contraceptive Coverage in Health Plans
A dispute has erupted between President Obama and Democrats in Congress over a proposal to broaden the exemption from new rules that require health insurance plans to cover contraceptives for women free of charge.
Read the Article>Birth control seen as a factor in 'personhood' vote
