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Contraception
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Researchers Investigate Testicular Ultrasound as Possible Form of Contraception
BBC News: Testicular zap 'may stop sperm':A dose of ultrasound to the testicles can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of contraception.A study on…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Catholic Universities Rebel at Contraceptive Coverage Requirement; Students Pay the Price
The New York Times: Ruling on Contraception Draws Battle Lines at Catholic Colleges, by Denise Grady:Bridgette Dunlap, a Fordham University law student, knew that the school’s health plan had to…
Health Industry Washington Watch
HHS Revises Rules Regarding Coverage of Contraceptive Services for Certain Religious Groups Offering Insurance
In August 2011, HHS published an interim final rule that requires most health plans to furnish certain preventive health services, including contraceptive services, for women without cost sharing under the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
ACLU on Obama Administration’s Contraceptive Coverage Decision
As a defender of both religious liberty and reproductive freedom, the ACLU brings particular credibility and expertise to this issue.The Washington Post - On Faith Blog: Birth control decision defends…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Obama Administration Refuses to Broaden Exemption to Contraceptive Coverage Rules
The Washington Post: Obama holds firm on contraception coverage, by David Gibson:The Obama administration said Friday (Jan. 20) that it will not broaden the religious exemption in new rules that…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
New Research Illustrates Worldwide Decline in Abortion Plateau Coincides with Increased Use of Contraceptives
Guttmacher Institute: Long-Term Worldwide Decline in Abortions Has Stalled, by Jessica Malter and Rebecca Wind: Plateau Coincides with Slowdown in What Had Been a Steady Increase in Contraceptive UseAfter a…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Abortion
In the apparent absence of definitive evidence regarding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s views on abortion (his support for contraception is clear), he is being portrayed as both pro and…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Opinions on the Republican Presidential Field and Reproductive Freedom
Chicago Tribune op-ed column: Reproductive freedom?, by Clarence Page:Caution: This presidential campaign endangers reproductive health. Women's rights to contraception and other reproductive health services seem to face even more than…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Thirty-nine Years After Roe v. Wade Abortion Conversation Continues
The Washington Post: Conversation over abortion continues 39 years later, by Anna Holmes:Call me naive, but I cannot believe that it’s January 2012, almost 39 years to the day that…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
A New Year’s Eve Reminder from BackUpYourBirthControl.org
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