Tag Archives: Birth Control

Ryan: Abortion Opponents Should Find Common Ground
Ryan: Abortion Opponents Should Find Common Ground By April 12, 2013
Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012 and an abortion opponent, said Thursday that anti-abortion activists should try to build a broad coalition and find common ground with supporters of abortion rights...
The Unchosen People Of Israel: Ethopian Jews Discrimination Goes Back To The 1980s
The Unchosen People Of Israel: Ethopian Jews Discrimination Goes Back To The 1980s By
Late this past January a story out of Israel raised disturbing questions about the nature of Israeli democracy and the degree to which Israel can be said to be home for all Jews regardless of race or nationality. In condensed form, the story is this – Ethiopian Jews...
The Enigma of Pope Benedict
The Enigma of Pope Benedict By
The soon-to-be retired leader of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, is seen either as a stout defender of traditional faith or as a block against critically-needed reform.  Few would call him an enigma, yet there are contradictions in his legacy that...
Obama Offers Faith Groups New Birth Control Rule
Obama Offers Faith Groups New Birth Control Rule By
Facing a wave of lawsuits over what government can tell religious groups to do, the Obama administration on Friday proposed a compromise for faith-based nonprofits that object to covering birth control in their employee health plans. Some of the lawsuits appear headed...
The Curious Case Of Hobby Lobby: The Affordable Care Act And Religious Freedom
The Curious Case Of Hobby Lobby: The Affordable Care Act And Religious Freedom By
(MintPress) – In 1944, during a State of the Union address atypically given from the Oval Office, President Franklin D. Roosevelt shared his vision for the future. During a filmed portion of his radio address, the president called for a second Bill of Rights, which would...
Ban On Planned Parenthood Funding Okayed By Texas Judge
Ban On Planned Parenthood Funding Okayed By Texas Judge By
A judge ruled Monday that Texas could cut off state funding from Planned Parenthood. According to the Associated Press, Judge Gary Harger said that Texas can exclude otherwise qualified doctors and clinics from receiving state funding if they advocate for abortion rights....
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana’s Republican Governor, Pens Pro-Birth Control Op-Ed
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana’s Republican Governor, Pens Pro-Birth Control Op-Ed By
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana’s Republican governor, wrote an opinion piece arguing that birth control should be sold without a prescription to anyone over 18. Jindal penned an op-ed in Friday’s Wall Street Journal supporting the American College of Obstetricians...
Administration Expected To Release Many New Rules For Health Law Shortly
Administration Expected To Release Many New Rules For Health Law Shortly By
With the national health law’s political future now entrenched, a deluge of new rules is expected in the coming days and weeks as the Obama administration fleshes out the law’s complex components. Most of the anticipation so far has been focused on rules that determine...
How Liberal Women Won The Culture War
How Liberal Women Won The Culture War By
During World War II, Allied listeners to Axis radio propaganda – Lord Haw Haw in Europe and Tokyo Rose in the Pacific – could always count on hearing how Allied victory was impossible despite terrible allied “defeats” somehow coming closer and closer to the borders...
Halloween Horror: Lawmakers Stir Up Scary Legislation In 2012
Halloween Horror: Lawmakers Stir Up Scary Legislation In 2012 By
(MintPress) – Ask Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson what the scariest bill signed into law over the past year was and he often cites the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). During interviews and the third party presidential debate, Johnson has berated...