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Contraception
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Federal Judge Blocks Contraception Mandate in Suit Brought by Tom Monaghan and Domino’s
Bloomberg News: Michigan Judge Blocks Health-Care Birth-Control Mandate, by Margaret Cronin Fisk:The U.S. health-care reform’s mandate requiring employee insurance plans to provide coverage of contraception was blocked by a federal…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Mother Sues for Child-Rearing Costs After Qualitest Mislabeled Birth Control Pills
The Huffington Post: Shanta Russell Sues Qualitest Pharmaceuticals For Child-Rearing Costs After Birth Control Pill Error, by Harry Bradford:A Georgia mother claims the pharmaceutical company that mislabeled her birth control pills…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Costs of the Catholic Church’s Opposition to Contraception
MSNBC: The Catholic Church’s costly stance on contraception, by Meredith Clark:The election of Pope Francis on Wednesday has reignited the discussion about the future of the Catholic Church and whether it will…
Family Law Prof Blog
Flawed Birth Control
By Family Law
The Kansas City Star:Shanta Russell had been taking her birth-control pills faithfully for more than a dozen years without a hitch. So when pregnancy tests kept turning up positive in…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Israeli Health Official Calls for Investigation into Reported Forced Contraception on Ethiopian Immigrant Women
TIME: Did Israeli Doctors Force Contraception on Ethiopian Immigrants?, by Sorcha Pollak:Israeli Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has called for an investigation into the reported administering of Depo-Provera contraceptive shots to Ethiopian…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Republican Lawmakers Want to Eliminate Contraception Mandate Using Purse Strings
The Hill - Healthwatch: GOP lawmakers say spending bill should target contraception mandate, by Sam Baker:A group of House Republicans said Tuesday that a bill to fund the federal government…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Studies Confirm Emergency Contraception Does Not Cause Abortion
NPR: Morning-After Pills Don't Cause Abortion, Studies Say, by Julie Rovner:The most heated part of the fight between the Obama administration and religious groups over new rules that require most…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Federal Report Shows Increased Use of Emergency Contraception
The New York Times: Use of Morning-After Pill Is Rising, Report Says, by Sabrina Tavernise:The use of morning-after pills by American women has more than doubled in recent years, driven…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
The Contraception Mandate and Private Employers in the Circuits
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
There's a growing split among circuit courts that have ruled on whether to grant an injunction pending appeal to private employers who object to the contraception mandate under HHS regs…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Obama Administration’s Contraceptive Mandate Compromise Gets Warmer Reception from Catholic Health Association
The Wall Street Journal - Washington Wire blog: Catholic Health Assn. Sees ‘Progress’ in Contraception Proposal, by Louise Radnofsky:The Catholic Health Association said Wednesday that the Obama administration’s latest proposal on…