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Contraception
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ContractsProf Blog
First Circuit Dismisses as Moot Contracts Case with Constitutional Implicatons
In 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recieved funds under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and contracted with the United States Conference of Catholic…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Virginia AG Urges People to “Go to Jail” to Protest Federal Contraception Mandate
MSNBC - The Maddow Blog: Cuccinelli to allies: 'Go to jail' over contraception access, by Steve Benen:Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) told supporters this week that they should "defy and or break the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Federal Court Dismisses Notre Dame’s Challenge to Contraception Mandate
The Hill - Healthwatch: Judge boots Notre Dame's case against birth-control mandate, by Elise Viebeck:A federal judge has dismissed the University of Notre Dame's suit against the Obama administration's birth-control…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Contraception Mandate Commentary Round-Up
The Hill - Healthwatch: Group cheers Obama birth-control mandate, by Elise Viebeck:The left-leaning National Women's Law Center (NWLC) praised the Obama administration's birth-control coverage mandate as it took effect Jan.…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Virginia’s New Legislative Session Includes Proposed Abortion and Contraception Bills
Huffington Post: VirginiaAbortion, Contraception Bills Proposed In New Legislative Session, by LauraBassett: Despite the public lashing Virginia GOP lawmakers took in2012 over their support for an infamous mandatory ultrasound bill,…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Hobby Lobby Refuses to Comply with Contraceptive Mandate while Awaiting Federal Court Decision
The Daily Beast: HobbyLobby Risks Fines to Defy Obamacare, by David Sessions: After being denied a legalreprieve, the evangelical-owned craft chain is defying Affordable Care Actregulations on emergency-contraception coverage, risking…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Federal Trial Judge Temporarily Blocks Contraceptive Mandate for Domino’s Pizza Founder
The Hill - Healthwatch blog: Federal judge halts Obama birth-control policy for Domino's Pizza founder, by Elise Viebeck:A federal judge has ordered a temporary halt on the Obama administration's birth-control coverage…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Temporarily Blocks Contraception Mandate for Illinois Construction Company
SCOTUSblog: Religious employer wins big - temporarily, by Lyle Denniston:In the most significant federal appeals court ruling so far on the new federal health care law’s contraceptives mandate, the Seventh Circuit…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
After Supreme Court Denies Emergency Relief, Hobby Lobby Faces Fines for Refusing to Comply with Contraceptive Mandate
The Hill - Healthwatch blog: Supreme Court won't block Obama health law's contraception mandate, by Sam Baker:The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block the Obama administration's contraception mandate from…
Health Law Prof Blog
Contraception coverage continues, for now…
From SCOTUSblog, for those following Hobby Lobby's pursuit of the ACA's requirement that insurers cover contraceptives without requiring copayments:Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused on Wednesday afternoon to block enforcement…