Contraceptive Coverage 2012
Guilty Consciences: Midwest States Seek to Deny Access to Birth Control by Peddling “Religious Freedom”
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
February 24, 2012 - 7:38pm (Print)
Whether related to the topic of contraception or not, the “Obamacare” contraceptive boogey man serves its function as a multi-purpose political tool in red state debates. In Kansas right now, there are different so-called conscience bills pending across red state America.
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How Mary Got Her IUD: Religiously-Affiliated Hospital Denies Employee Life-Saving Birth Control Method
by Dr. Tara Kumaraswami, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH)
February 24, 2012 - 6:40pm (Print)
As a physician, I am so thankful that I have birth control as a way to help my patients. But like my colleagues across the nation, I am tired of insurance plans getting in the way of women’s health.
Insurance Coverage of Birth Control: It’s Not About Religious Freedom
by Jim Winkler, General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) of The United Methodist Church
February 24, 2012 - 11:04am (Print)
We hold as a denomination the belief that health care is a basic right and part of that includes ensuring access for women to contraception. This is about the common good.
The Panel Congress Really Needs to Hear From
by Sarah Audelo
February 23, 2012 - 10:03pm (Print)
There are many more perspectives Congress needs to hear from on the important topic of contraceptive access…especially when it comes to contraceptive access for women who use birth control to prevent unintended pregnancy. Here is a quick list of folks I’d love to see testifying, as well as a little background to show why their voices are so important.
Sandra Fluke Testifies on Contraception Access at a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee Hearing
Georgetown Law Center student Sandra Fluke testified before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on women's health and contraception. She was blocked from testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee the previous week on the 2010 health care law regulation requiring employers and insurers provide contraception coverage to their employees. The first panel of the hearing only had men as witnesses.
All-Woman Panel Has Some Great Ideas About Men’s Sexual Health
From Jezebel: "Last week, Congressional Republicans assembled an all-male panel of experts to testify about why women's employers should be able to determine what kind of health care their insurance company can provide for them. Now, six comediennes have assembled to determine once and for all what men should do with their penises. It's only fair."
Santorum Donor Says Women Should ‘Put Aspirin Between Their Knees’
February 19, 2012 - 9:33pm (Print)
Foster Friess, Rick Santorum’s chief political benefactor and main donor to the Super PAC backing Rick Santorum’s presidential bid told Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC that women should just “keep their legs shut.”
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Foster Friess (Santorum Super PAC supporter): Bayer Aspirin For Contraception
Santorum's Super Pac indicates that the debate over the Obama Administration's contraceptive mandate is ridiculous, and explains that when he was growing up women put aspirin between their legs as contraception and "called it a day."
An Open Letter To Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro
February 17, 2012 - 1:31pm (Print)
This is an open letter of thanks to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D - CT) after watching her speak at the House hearing today on religious freedom and birth control.
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Nancy Pelosi: Women Need to Help Decide on Women's Health, DUH!
PELOSI: This is an issue about women's health. And I believe that women's health should be covered by all the insurance plans that are there. Carolyn Maloney...said "Where are the women?" And that's a good question for the whole debate. Where are the women? Where are the women on that panel? Imagine having a panel on women's health, and they don't have any women on the panel. Duh!
