notre dame

What do you get when you combine a pro-choice public figure with a Catholic University, hyper-masculinity and anti- intellectualism? Prime material for the anti-choice movement.

Follow Amanda Marcotte on Twitter, @amandamarcotte

One of President Obama's key common ground proposals focuses on making adoption more accessible. But what does that mean? And how do reproductive health and justice advocates work towards accomplishing the goal?

The real moral challenge we face is how to ensure access to the means to prevent unintended pregnancies - specifically comprehensive sexuality education, universal access to contraceptive services, including emergency contraception, and education and employment opportunities for young women.

Protesters at Notre Dame fear that President Obama will use his commencement speech to "co-opt" the Catholic vote and promote his "extreme views on abortion." No need for either: the vast majority of Catholics already agree with him.

Follow Jodi Jacobson on Twitter, @jljacobson