Category Archives: Birth Control

Feds stop funding Texas women’s health program over abortion dispute

By doris | Published: March 11, 2012

Full Story at USNews.msnbc.msn AUSTIN, Texas — The federal government will withdraw funding for a Texas program providing more than 100,000 poor women with birth control and other health services because Planned Parenthood clinics are not allowed to participate, a U.S. Health and Human Services spokeswoman said on Friday. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen [...]

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7 states sue over Obama birth control coverage rule

By doris | Published: February 24, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.com LINCOLN, Neb. — Seven states asked a federal judge Thursday to block an Obama administration mandate that requires birth control coverage for employees of religious-affiliated hospitals, schools and outreach programs The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court of Nebraska, alleges that the new rule violates the First Amendment rights of groups [...]

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Obama administration asks for delay in legal fight over contraception coverage

By doris | Published: February 20, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — An ongoing political dispute over the Obama administration’s new mandate on contraceptive coverage has reached the federal courts, with the Justice Department on Friday urging judges to stay out of the controversy until a compromise can be worked out. At issue is whether religious institutions should be exempt [...]

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