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Contraception
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The Right Coast
Facing Dem attacks, could new GOP strategy end birth control wars? | WashingtonExaminer.com
The idea is to make the birth control pill available over the counter, to all, 24/7, without a prescription. It's becoming a trend among Republican candidates in Senate races around…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
GOP Senate Candidates Reluctant to Weigh in on Latest Changes to ACA Contraception Rule
The Hill: GOP Senate candidates mum on birth control mandate change, by Elise Viebeck:Republican Senate candidates are staying silent on President Obama's latest changes to the birth control coverage mandate, even…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
Reflections on Women’s Equality Day
To commemorate the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment - which granted women the right to vote - Congress designated August 26 as Women’s Equality Day.Ninety-four years later, women’s equality…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Looking at Hobby Lobby Through a Human Rights Lens
by Cynthia Soohoo Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores has been widely criticized for extending religious rights to the actions of for-profit corporations. But the case is also problematic because once the Supreme…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Updated Regs Governing Exemptions to Contraceptive Rule May Not Satisfy All Religious Objectors
The New HHS Regulations Can’t Win A Zero-Sum GameThe New HHS Regulations Can’t Win A Zero-Sum GameThe New HHS Regulations Can’t Win A Zero-Sum GameGender & Sexuality Law Blog, The…
The Right Coast
Obama administration announces new birth control fixes for religious groups
Effective immediately, the U.S. will start allowing faith-affiliated charities, colleges and hospitals to notify the government rather than their insurers that they object to birth control on religious grounds. A…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Iran’s Parliament Votes to Ban Permanent Forms of Contraception
The Guardian: Iran bans permanent contraception to boost population growth: Parliament prohibits vasectomies and other lasting birth control measures after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls for more babiesIran's parliament has voted to ban…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Colorado Free Birth Control Program Dramatically Reduces Teen Pregnancy Rates
BBC News: Colorado birth control scheme causes drop in teen pregnancy, by Aleem Maqbool:A Colorado programme that offers free birth control to teenagers has dramatically reduced the rate of teenage…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Importance of Contraception to Women’s Equality
Cornerstone: Contraception: A Prescription for Women's Equality, by Kara Loewentheil:One of the few mercies of the Supreme Court's opinion in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Inc. last month was its acceptance of the…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Justice Ginsburg on the Male Justices’ Blind Spot
By Tracy Thomas
From Justice Ginsburg's interview: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, fresh off a bruising loss in the Hobby Lobby birth control case last month, told Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric in an exclusive…