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Contraception
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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Third Circuit: Religious Nonprofits Must Comply With The ACA
On February 11, 2015, the Third Circuit handed down Geneva College v. Sec'y United States HHS. The case was brought by a group of nonprofit organizations that objected to purchasing…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Third Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Challenge by Several Religious Groups to Federal Contraception Rule
Lancaster Online/AP: Court nixes faith-based birth control mandate challenge:An appeals court has ruled that the birth control coverage required by federal health care reforms does not violate the rights of several…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Griswold at 50: Contraception as a Sex Equality Right”
The title of this post comes from this recent paper by Professors Neil Siegel and Reva Siegel, the abstract of which states: Challenges to federal law requiring insurance coverage of…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Pope Affirms Catholic Anti-Contraception Policy While Criticizing “Breeding Like Rabbits”
NPR: Pope Francis Says Catholics Don't Need To Breed 'Like Rabbits', by Jasmine Garsd:On his return trip from Asia, Pope Francis made strong statements supporting the church's ban on artificial…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Pope on Contraception: Catholics Don’t Have to be like Rabbits.
By Tracy Thomas
People hvae a moral responsibility to practice "responsible parenting." Pope: Catholics Need Not Breed "Like Rabbits"Pope Francis, after a visit to the largest Catholic nation in Asia, says Catholics may have…
The Faculty Lounge
Griswold and Poverty
One of the many fascinating threads from the Constitutional Law panel at AALS on Griswold was the connection between the contraception cases and poverty law. Cary Franklin spoke about the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Religious Non-Profits Challenge Exemption to Affordable Care Act’s Contraception Rule
The Salt Lake Tribune/AP: Religious nonprofits challenge birth-control coverage in health law. by Kristen Wyatt:Faith-based nonprofit organizations that object to covering birth control in their employee health plans are in…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
South Korean Health Ministry Recalls Sexist Ad Promoting Contraception
BBC: South Korea: Contraception poster prompts outcry:South Korea's government is under fire for a poster promoting contraception use which has been criticised by both men and women, it's reported.The Ministry…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Phoenix School Board Votes to Remove Pages from Biology Textbook Discussing STDs, Contraception, and Abortion
The New York Times: In Arizona, a Textbook Fuels a Broader Dispute Over Sex Education, by Rick Rojas:The textbook, the one with the wide-eyed lemur peering off the cover, has…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“The Supreme Court Decision in the Hobby Lobby Case: Conscience, Complicity, and Contraception”
The title of this post comes from this recent paper by Professor R. Alta Charo, the abstract of which states: This publication examines the broad implications the United States Supreme…