contraception coverage

Why suing Notre Dame over ‘secret’ birth control settlement isn’t kosher

By Charles C. Camosy — October 17, 2018
(RNS) — If the lawsuit were over abortion, rather than simple contraceptives, would students and critics of the university's policy take the same line?

Missouri lawmaker, wife ask court for contraception insurance exclusion

By Jennifer S. Mann — September 9, 2014
ST. LOUIS (RNS) State Rep. Paul Wieland and his wife, Teresa, say the contraceptive benefit required by the Affordable Care Act violates their religious beliefs as Catholics and parents of three daughters.

Behind scenes, Catholic bishops seek an exit strategy for Obamacare mandate

By David Gibson — November 20, 2013
(RNS) After repeatedly drawing a line in the sand over the White House's birth control coverage mandate, a growing number of bishops have begun to push back, arguing that such hard-line rhetoric has put them in an untenable position.

As Mitt Romney moves to the middle, anti-abortion activists try to cover his right flank

By David Gibson — October 17, 2012

(RNS) As Mitt Romney has moved to the center in a successful effort to catch President Barack Obama, he has also muted -- or even muddied -- his previous opposition to abortion rights, a shift that has left some conservatives aghast. But longtime anti-abortion activists are telling their followers to "chill out." By David Gibson.

Does the contraception mandate really kill religious freedom?

By David Gibson — July 31, 2012

(RNS) The Obama administration's policy requiring most employers to provide free birth control coverage in their health insurance policies takes effect on Wednesday -- a deadline that has sparked apocalyptic warnings from conservatives. By David Gibson.

Analysis: Bishops’ contraception objections fail their church’s own moral reasoning

By David Gibson — February 14, 2012

(RNS) Some critics of President Obama's compromise on contraception have called it a "game of let's pretend." Yet that "game" is actually a venerable tradition in Catholic moral theology that for centuries has provided a way for Christians to think about acting virtuously in a fallen world. By David Gibson.

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