Tag Archives: contraception

For Thee But Not For Me

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Amy Sullivan grumbles in the Atlantic: Without the work of women like Sister Carol Keehan, president of the Catholic Health Association, and Sister Simone Campbell of the Catholic social justice group NETWORK, there would be no health reform and therefore … Continue reading →

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Own Goal

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

So how will the politics of the great contraception wars pan out for the right? Badly, if I had to guess. Given time, the notion (true or false) that this is an argument about religious freedom will fade from the … Continue reading →

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Take Your Pick

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

The New York Times: During his lecture, Archbishop Dolan criticized people who postponed conception with “chemicals and latex,” calling them part of the “culture of death.” The Economist: There is a large body of evidence that shows contraception use has … Continue reading →

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“A License to do Things”

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via ThinkProgress Health (I know, I know) comes this gem from Santorum: Rick Santorum pledged to repeal all federal funding for contraception, during a recent interview with CaffeinatedThoughts.com editor Shane Vander Hart, arguing that birth control devalues the act of … Continue reading →

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Balkanizing America

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Given that the market for health insurance has long since ceased to be a truly free market, this seems broadly sensible and I’d guess it will save money: Virtually all health insurance plans could soon be required to offer female … Continue reading →

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Birth Control and the Prevention of Abortion

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Wherever you stand on the abortion debate, the idea that access to contraception does not reduce the number of abortions ought to seem, to say the least, counter-intuitive, yet that’s what Kirsten Powers ends up arguing in this Daily Beast … Continue reading →

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Wisdom in Wisconsin

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Good news from the Wall Street Journal: Wisconsin is pushing to expand a controversial program that uses federal Medicaid funds to provide free birth-control pills, vasectomies and other forms of contraception to low-income people, an effort made possible by the … Continue reading →

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Miscellany, December 7

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Walter Olson

Ann Althouse on Bill O’Reilly and the Washington atheist sign: Another December, another battle in the “War on Christmas.” I think the sensible people don’t want to fight about religion, but there are always extremists — pro-religion and anti-religion — … Continue reading →

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