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Contraception
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Religious Freedom for Corporations: Hypotheticals from Seventh Circuit Judge Rovner
The issue of religious freedom for secular for-profit corporations, whether under the statutory scheme of Religious Freedom Restoration Act or the First Amendment, in the context of the ACA's so-called…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Side Effects of Birth Control
Elle: Birth Control Pill Side Effects, by Virginia Sole-SmithBirth control pills are prescribed for every female trouble known to, uh, man. While their benefits are undeniable, some are questioning the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Ruling on Contraception Mandate Deepens Circuit Split
The National Law Journal: Ruling Against Contraception Mandate Deepens Circuit Split, by Sheri Qualters:A federal appellate ruling barring enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s law's mandate that employer-provided health insurance cover…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Public Service Campaign Uses Humor To Educate About Contraception
The New York Times: Using Humor to Talk About Birth Control, by Tanzina Vega:FEW things may be less comfortable to talk about with one’s parents than sex and birth control, and with…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Decision Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of Contraception Mandate, Broadly Construing Rights of Both For-Profit Companies and Their Owners
SCOTUS blog: Broad bar to birth-control mandates, by Lyle Denniston:In the broadest ruling so far by a federal appeals court barring enforcement of the birth-control mandate in the new federal health…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit on Corporations as Possessing Religious Freedom and ACA’s Contraception Mandate
In its opinions in excess of 150 pages in the consolidated cases of Korte v. Sebelius and Grote v. Sebelius, a divided panel of the Seventh Circuit has (again) entered…
The Right Coast
Taking Down the Contraception Mandate – Ricochet.com — Richard Epstein
With the constant drumbeat of bad news about the Obamacare program, it is nice to see at least one ray of light on the horizon: the splendid opinion issued yesterday…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
DC Circuit Finds Government has little Interest in Women’s Health and Autonomy
By Tracy Thomas
The DC Circuit held yesterday in Gilardi v. Dep't of Health & Human Services that a private, Catholic employer does not have to comply with the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
U.S. appeals court backs employer in ‘contraception mandate’ case
Via Reuters: A federal appeals court in Washington joined other courts on Friday by ruling for an employer who raised religious objections to a provision of the 2010 U.S. healthcare…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
DC Circuit Finds Corporate Shareholders’ Religious Freedom Burdened by ACA’s Contraceptive Mandate
In a divided opinion including two senior judges, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Gilardi v. HHS entered the fray regarding corporate rights under RFRA…