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• in Politics
  Rick Rolls, Twitter Nabs a Killer, and a Mormon Martyr for Motherhood
  So many topics, so little time – a rockin’ week in politics...
  by jimmyzuma / on Apr 12, 2012
• in Politics
  Rush Thinks He Can Spot A Prostitute Just Because He Is One?
  GOP’s silence on Limbaugh comment tells all about them
  by amohit / on Mar 3, 2012
• in Technorati Women
  Woman Denied by Republican Darrell Issa Gives Testimony on Ed Show
  The testimony of Sandra Fluke is important and deserves to be heard
  by danbimrose / on Feb 16, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “contraception”

 

• New Lawsuit Against Obamacare

  
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  National Review : Sam Kazman and Michael Carvin have a great Forbes op-ed about their new Obamacare lawsuit, which could invalidate key portions of the law in the 33 states that did not set-up state-based health-insurance exchanges. Essentially, the lawsuit alleges that the IRS illegally rewrote the Affordable Care ...
  4 days ago

• Reproductive Rights Updates: Arkansas, Virginia, & National

  
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  Earlier this year, Arkansas legislature overrode the governors veto to enact one of the most restrictive anti-autonomy laws in the country, banning abortion after 12 weeks of gestation. Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted a temporary injunction , putting the law on hold. For now. Judge ...
  4 days ago

• Jay Carney, Obama, the First Amendment, the Press

  
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  Once again during the press briefing today, Jay Carney insists that Obama is a "strong defender of the First Amendment. Its driving me nuts!!! He repeats that BS. He was saying that last week and hes saying it again. Note to Carney: Saying something doesnt make it true. Obamas record is abysmal when it comes to ...
  4 days ago

• Teenage pregnancies wont be stopped by shaming young mothers | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  More than anything, girls at risk of becoming pregnant need education, contraception - and love Teenage pregnancy. The term still sends terror shooting through my veins, even now, seven years clear of my teens. It hung over me like a sceptre, whispering: "Whatever you do, dont get yourself pregnant." It was the worst ...
  5 days ago

• Plan B Should Be Available For Any Age

  
  jobsanger — Authority: 496
  A couple of weeks ago, a federal judge in New York ordered that the Plan B contraceptive (commonly called the "morning-after pill") should be available over-the-counter (without any prescription) to all women -- regardless of age. It was no surprise that the GOP howled loudly at the idea, since many of them are ...
  6 days ago

• Judge Refuses to Drop Order Allowing Morning-After Pill Over the Counter Sales Sales

  
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  In what seems to me to be one of Barack Obamas dumber moves, his administration is a appealing a judicial ruling to allow that would allow the sale of the "morning after pill" over the counter to women of all ages.  If one truly wants fewer abortions - as both Obama and event the fetus lovers/child haters of the far ...
  1 week ago

• Federal Judge Rejects as "Frivolous" Governments Request to Delay Order on "Morning After Pill"

  
  Reproductive Rights Prof Blog — Authority: 138
  Bloomberg: Morning-After Pill Judge Wont Delay Ruling for Appeal, by Christie Smythe: A federal judge rejected as “frivolous” a government request to delay the effect of his order giving girls of all ages access to the so-called morning after-pill. U.S....
  2 weeks ago

• Caroline Corbin on Compelled Disclosures

  
  Reproductive Rights Prof Blog — Authority: 138
  Caroline Mala Corbin (Univ. of Miami Law School) has posted Compelled Disclosures on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Courts have faced a wave of compelled disclosure cases recently. By government mandate, tobacco manufacturers must include graphic warnings on their cigarette...
  2 weeks ago

• "If a stay is granted, it will allow the bad-faith, politically motivated decision of Secretary..."

  
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  “If a stay is granted, it will allow the bad-faith, politically motivated decision of Secretary Sebelius, who lacks any medical or scientific expertise, to prevail — thus justifiably undermining the public’s confidence in the drug approval process.” - U.S. District Judge Edward R. Korman • In a statement ...
  2 weeks ago

• ‘Morning-After’ Pill Judge Won’t Delay Ruling for Appeal

  
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  Bloomberg : The case is Tummino v. Hamburg, 12-cv-00763, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn). The appeal is Tummino v. Hamburg, 13-1690, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Manhattan).
  2 weeks ago

• Rwanda: In Rwanda, Notwithstanding Considerable Increases, Contraceptive Use Not Keeping Pace With Desire for Smaller Families

  
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  Rwanda: In Rwanda, Notwithstanding Considerable Increases, Contraceptive Use Not Keeping Pace With Desire for Smaller Families See: http://allafrica.com/stories/201305021468.html   New York, Ny – Findings from the first national study on the incidence of unintended pregnancy and abortion in Rwanda show that ...
  2 weeks ago

• Cost Of Birth Control Higher In Some Low-Income Neighborhoods Than In Wealthy Ones

  
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  Cost Of Birth Control Higher In Some Low-Income Neighborhoods Than In Wealthy Ones See: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/cost-of-birth-control_n_3211207.html Prescription contraceptives cost more in some low-income neighborhoods than in wealthier ones, according to a small study that analyzed prescription ...
  2 weeks ago

• NOW Applauds Judge Kormans Refusal to Suspend Ruling on Plan B; Calls on Obama Administration to Comply

  
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  http://now.org/press/05-13/05-10.html NOW calls on the Administration not to ask the appellate court for a stay. NOW will not back away from our defense of the health and safety rights of women. The Obama Administration should tell the court on Monday that it will now simply follow the law.
  2 weeks ago

• Women Alter Birth Control for Convienence

  
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  Leslie Carol Botha: Well, it appears that the message – you don’t’ need to have a period is finally getting through to women. Women are taking their hormone contraceptives and using them for their own gain?  But are they really?  It might be convenient to ‘alter the menstrual cycle’ around a woman’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• Judge Slams FDA’s ‘Sweetheart Arrangement’ With Big Pharma That Limits Access To Morning After Pill

  
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  In a fiery decision on Friday, U.S. District Judge Edward Korman denied the Obama administration’s motion to delay an order to immediately allow over-the-counter access to emergency contraception to women of all ages. After Korman initially ordered in April that the so-called “morning-after pill” be available ...
  2 weeks ago

• Why Family Planning Programs Are Critical For Ensuring Healthy Women And Babies

  
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  A recent report found that the United States has the highest rate of first-day infant death in the industrialized world. It’s unclear why the U.S. continues to struggle so much with infant mortality, but it’s likely partly tied to some women’s substandard prenatal care. Women’s health experts agree that ...
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• Veteran Pro Bono Lawyers Fight Health Care Law | Womenenews via Reuters

  
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  Womenenews via Reuters : On May 22, the Alliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit center based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is hoping that the 7th Court of Appeals in Chicago will issue an injunction so its client, Grote Industries, wont be subjected to fines for not providing the contraceptive coverage required by law since ...
  2 weeks ago

• Judge revives Pa. college suit over birth control | GoErie.com (AP)

  
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  GoErie.com (AP) : "All Americans, including job creators and providers, should be free to live according to their faith rather than be forced into violating their own consciences," Alliance Defending Freedom said in a statement praising the ruling. Allowing the lawsuit to go forward will "ensure that the government ...
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• Judge revives Geneva College lawsuit over birth control | WTAE.com

  
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  WTAE.com : "All Americans, including job creators and providers, should be free to live according to their faith rather than be forced into violating their own consciences," Alliance Defending Freedom said in a statement praising the ruling. Allowing the lawsuit to go forward will "ensure that the government doesnt ...
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• INSTITUTE INDEX: Sequestering our mothers

  
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  The automatic federal budget cuts known as the sequester will have a severe effect on programs serving women in general and mothers in particular -- especially those living in the South. With Mothers Day approaching, we take a by-the-numbers look. read more
  2 weeks ago

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