Topic: birth control

The Future of the Morning-After Pill Is the New Reality of American Catholics

AP

The new Pope is hard at work doing the humble thing and trying to stop sex abuse, but that might not be enough to resolve the gap between the views of the Obama administration — and, increasingly, American Catholics — on contraception and the Church's vehement stance against it. 

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Mar 27, 2013

A High-School Sex-Ed Teacher Is Being Punished for Saying the Word 'Vagina'

Tim McDaniel, an 18-year vetaran of the biology department at the public school in Dietrcich, Idaho, might have to figure out how to teach the miracle of life to his high-school students without saying the word "vagina" after a group of unhappy parents found the word offensive

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By David Wagner

Feb 1, 2013

The Religious Right Is Still Mad About Getting What It Wanted on Birth Control

If you think everyone's happy with Friday's contraception compromise — which allows religious organizations to opt out of the birth-control mandate while still ensuring women get access to contraception — you underestimate the fury of faithful conservatives.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 14, 2012

Bobby Jindal Wants Birth Control To Be Over-The-Counter

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal argues on the opinion page of The Wall Street Journal today that birth control should be more widely available to those who want it, but probably not for the same reasons most women's health advocates do.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 15, 2012

Jon Stewart Explains the GOP's Lady Problems for Fox

Last week's election remains on the minds of Fox News correspondents who still can't figure out why Republicans lost. Now, it seems, they're looking for someone to blame ways to broaden their base. Jon Stewart is here to help them figure out how to woo single women.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 21, 2012

Four Tricks to Avoid Pregnancy: A Guide by the House GOP

Ladies, we know taking a pill at the same time every day is a huge pain. Well, the men of the House GOP have some great tricks to prevent pregnancy without that dumb old pill.

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By Eric Randall

Aug 1, 2012

Congressman Somehow Worked 9/11 Into a Birth Control Mandate Protest

Republicans held a press conference on Wednesday to protest the Obama administration's requirement that private insurers cover birth control, which goes into effect today, and Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania wins the award for most sensational rhetoric.

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By Dino Grandoni

May 22, 2012

Stat of the Day

Birth Control's 89% Approval Rating Shows It's a Non-Issue

It's kind of telling that in the 12 years Gallup has been measuring Americans' moral indignation on a variety of so called vices, not once has it asked about birth control, a virtual non-issue in U.S. politics until it suddenly became one earlier this year.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 21, 2012

Notre Dame Sues Over Obama's Contraception Rules

Notre Dame isn't the first religious university to sue the Obama administration over the U.S. requirement that employer insurance cover birth control, but Notre Dame is the most prominent, so the lawsuit it filed on Monday is the one that's going to get all the attention.

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By Jen Doll

May 2, 2012

America's Undiscussed Pregnancy Problem

Data released by the World Health Organization brings a new topic to the table of the standard baby conversation in the U.S.A.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Apr 27, 2012

Today in Research

Women Trust Birth Control Far Too Much; A New Fat Wonder Drug?

Discovered: Women put far too much faith in birth control, there's a new wonder fat drug coming our way, Saturn's moon is kind of like a not-moon, and a sperm killing antibiotic. 

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By Jen Doll

Mar 12, 2012

The GOP Is Having Woman Troubles

A phrase that keeps coming up this Republican primary season is "war on women." But what's interesting in the conversations about a so-called "war on women" is that women do not seem to be having it.

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By Jen Doll

Mar 8, 2012

The Trouble With International Women's Day

There's nothing inherently wrong with the idea of celebrating women on International Women's Day, but the way that many people are going about this "celebration" often seems to belittle the women they claim to support. 

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By Jen Doll

Mar 7, 2012

The Unexpected Winners of Rushgate

It would be tempting to say that no one has won with the initial slut-shaming and the firestorm that has ensued with Rushgate. But, if we're being honest, we have to admit that this may not have gone that terribly for quite a few people.

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By Jen Doll

Mar 6, 2012

Santorum and Single Moms: Together Since 1994

Mother Jones reporters Tim Murphy and Andy Kroll have dredged up some interesting tidbits from the files of a 1990s-era Rick Santorum. Not surprisingly, Santorum has not always been a charming, pro-woman-type guy in adorable sweater vests.

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By Jen Doll

Mar 2, 2012

Rush Limbaugh Is Trolling Us

Rush Limbaugh's recent, awful attacks on Georgetown student Sandra Fluke, who had the audacity to testify about contraception at a hearing led by House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi last Thursday, have inspired calls for Limbaugh to apologize as well as at least one company to pull advertising from his radio show.

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By Jen Doll

Mar 1, 2012

The Debate Over Birth Control Is Going According to the Democrats' Plan

Sen. Roy Blunt's contraception amendment was just defeated in the Senate by a vote of 51 to 48. This means things have gone just about perfectly for the Democrats, and for the Obama Administration.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 22, 2012

No One Wins in Rick Santorum's War on Women

Cartoonist Nick Anderson riffs on "women in combat."

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 20, 2012

Things Rick Santorum Has 'Clarified' in the Past Two Weeks

Rick Santorum got pretty feisty on the campaign trail this weekend, and now "our less-than erudite members of the national press corps," as he put it,  keep asking him if he really meant what he said

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By Jen Doll

Feb 17, 2012

Never Fight a Culture War on the Internet

Maybe the GOP (or more specifically, certain members of the party) returned to the '50s in just one day, but the rest of us haven't. Beyond the obvious social and cultural shifts of the last 60 years, there is one major factor: the Internet.

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By Jen Doll

Feb 17, 2012

Religious Groups Continue to Equate Birth Control with Abortion

When it comes to matters of birth control, it often seems like we're living in another time.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 16, 2012

Right Wing Uncovers Vast Contraception Conspiracy

"The more I think about it, and I know they deny it, I just don't believe George Stephanpolous's question on birth control wasn't coordinated," Erick Erickson, founder of the conservative blog RedState, tweeted Thursday.

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By Jen Doll

Feb 16, 2012

Why Are Men Dominating the Debate About Birth Control for Women?

Republican politicians are treading into murky (read: sexist) waters in the contraception debate.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 16, 2012

Female Democrats Have Walked Out on Issa's Contraception Hearing

Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) have walked out on the House Oversight Committee's hearing on the White House mandate requiring employers and insurers to provide contraception coverage after chairman Rep. Darrell Issa failed to include any women as witnesses Thursday morning.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 15, 2012

Poll Watch

Even Republicans Want Employers to Cover Birth Control

Rick Santorum got a lot of applause railing against the Obama administration over whether religious institutions should have to offer health insurance that covers birth control. But applause aside, even Republicans are on the president's side. Here's our guide to today's polls and which ones matter.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 10, 2012

How Contraception Ate the News Cycle: A Timeline

How did the White House let the decision to make Catholic employers offer insurance that covers birth control turn into a huge controversy?

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 10, 2012

White House 'Accommodation': Free Birth Control

The White House has announced that as a part of its compromise with religious groups who disagree with a new health care mandate around contraceptives, it will now shift the costs of contraceptives to insurance companies, instead of religious employers as it had initially planned.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Feb 10, 2012

White House to Create 'Accommodation' on Birth Control Rules

ABC News' Jake Tapper is reporting that the White House will announce an "accommodation" for religious organizations upset over the controversial rule requiring health insurance providers to cover birth control. 

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By John Hudson

Feb 8, 2012

Obama Walks a Tightrope on Contraception Rule

President Obama is looking to cut a deal with Catholic leaders on a rule requiring religious employers to cover contraceptives, but it's not clear how the president will wiggle.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Feb 1, 2012

Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth Control Pills

More than 1 million packets of birth control pills are being recalled after packages were made with the incorrect dosage of active and inactive tablets.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 9, 2011

Cartoon

Obama, Look Out Above!

Cartoonist Nick Anderson on Wall Street's plummet

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 3, 2011

Planned Parenthood Goes Bollywood to Celebrate New Birth Control Guidelines

No more co-pays for birth control! Let's make an Indian themed music video.

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 1, 2011

What the Tweet?

Swearing, UFOs, and Robotic Seals

Plus: what we're sending to Jupiter

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 20, 2011

Will the Government Pay for Your Birth Control?

A big debate after new guidelines qualify contraception as preventative care

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By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 5, 2011

New York's Schools Chief Sinks to New Lows in Poll

NYC school chancellor's approval numbers continue to slide

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