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Contraception
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
MO Gov. Nixon Vetoes Expanded Exemption from Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
CBS News: Mo. governor vetoes bill on contraception coverage:Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Thursday that would have expanded religious and moral exemptions from insurance policies covering birth control, thus…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Melinda Gates Pledges $560 Million for Contraceptive Access In Developing Countries
Reuters: Melinda Gates pledges $560 million for contraception, by Chris Wickham:Melinda Gates has pledged $560 million as part of a campaign to expand access to contraception for women in some…
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U.S. Conference of Mayors Passes Resolution Supporting Comprehensive Reproductive Healthcare
RH Reality Check - blog: National Conference of Mayors' Resolution Shows Widespread Support for Reproductive Rights, by Sheila Bapat: The past two years have brought overwhelming rhetoric against reproductive freedom…
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Planned Parenthood Sends Giant Pack of Birth Control Pills To Follow Romney on Campaign Trail
The Hill: Giant pack of birth control to follow Romney on campaign trail, by Elise Viebeck:Planned Parenthood's political arm is sending a special surrogate out on the campaign trail to highlight…
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Supporters of Male Contraception Still Waiting
Salon.com: Stop our sperm, please, by Irin Carmon:Meet the men who want better male birth control -- and want it badlyLenny Smalls, whose Facebook page says he lives in Chicago…
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Study Suggests Birth Control Pills Cause Slightly Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Boston.com: Birth control pills raise risk of heart attacks and strokes, but only slightly, by Deborah Kotz:A large-scale study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine brings more clarity to the…
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Religious Leaders Petition HHS for Broader Exemption to Contraception Coverage Mandate
The Washington Post: Religious leaders ask HHS to broaden birth control exemption, by David Gibson:A coalition of nearly 150 religious leaders, led by conservative Protestants, have petitioned the Obama administration to…
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Claims that “Morning-After Pill” Causes Abortion Appear Unsupported by Science
The New York Times: Abortion Qualms on Morning-After Pill May Be Unfounded, by Pam Belluck:Labels inside every box of morning-after pills, drugs widely used to prevent pregnancy after sex, say…
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What is a Religious Organization?
Over 40 Catholic organizations (including my employer, the University of Notre Dame) have filed coordinated lawsuits against the federal government challenging a regulation that would require the group health insurance…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Social Issues Like Abortion, Hotly Debated in U.S., Are Resolved With Comparative Calm in Canada
The New York Times: For Canada, U.S. Debates Are Old News, by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa:Those Americans embroiled in combustible debates over abortion, birth control, same-sex marriage and other social issues this electoral season…