Tag Archives: contraception

Lamenting Those Who Lament Down Syndrome

Posted on March 21, 2015 by mupetblast

  You don’t have to be an anti-natalist, much less some kind of nihilist, to defend the decision on the part of a majority of would-be mothers to abort fetuses showing signs of Down syndrome. But over at The Week, Pascal-Emmanuel … Continue reading →

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A Bitter Pill?

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

This piece is from the Guardian and it comes with some of the paper’s usual irritating baggage, but it is still worth reading as an examination of the factual background to the Little Sisters HHS case: The ACA has a … Continue reading →

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For Thee, But Not For Me (Again)

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Fox News: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said Sunday the Catholic church remains opposed to ObamaCare in large part because it requires businesses to offer health-insurance plans that include no-cost contraception. Dolan, the former president of the … Continue reading →

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Own Goal

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Whatever you think about the rights or wrongs of this move, its politics will do the GOP no favors: Washington (CNN) – House Republicans have added a measure aimed at limiting contraceptive coverage to the spending bill coming up for … Continue reading →

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About That First Amendment Thing

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

CBS Pittsburgh: PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Students at Carnegie Mellon say it’s freedom of expression, but the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh calls it inappropriate and disrespectful. At an annual art school parade, a female student dressed up as the pope, and … Continue reading →

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First Amendment, Second Amendment

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Economist picks up on this letter from 64 Roman Catholic theologians in favor of gun control. With so much talk of late of the supposed attack on religious freedom represented by Obamacare’s contraception mandate, this passage caught my eye: … Continue reading →

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Liberty, Not So Much

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

We’ve heard a lot from the Roman Catholic church of late about how its “religious liberty” is supposedly infringed by the Obamacare “contraception mandate”. It’s a dodgy and unconvincing argument for any number of reasons (and hypocritical too, given the … Continue reading →

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Must Try Harder

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Over at Patheos, Kathy Schiffer is running a series on the “Best 100 Catholic Speakers” and here she is with seminary professor Dr. Janet Smith, author of Contraception: Why Not? Choice quote from Dr. Smith: I think contraception is an … Continue reading →

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Biter Bit

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Anthony Davies and Kristina Antolin, writing in the WSJ: The bishops dance with the devil when they invite government to use its coercive power on their behalf, and there’s no clearer example than the Affordable Care Act. They happily joined … Continue reading →

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Yes, It’s A Good Thing

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

That it is still possible to debate the advantages of extensive family planning efforts in the developing world (and, for that matter, here) never fails to astound. The Economist reports here on a paper that only reinforces the case: [W]hen … Continue reading →

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